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Ten aid workers go missing in South Sudan — UN official
Apr 26, 2018
JUBA, South Sudan — Ten aid workers have gone missing in the South Sudanese town of Yei, a UN official said on Thursday, the latest incident involving relief staff in the war-ridden country.Alain Noudehou, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan, said a convoy of UN and other aid workers had been heading to Tore from Yei, in the ...
In Iraq’s Anbar, election offers chance to settle scores
Apr 26, 2018
RAMADI, Iraq — In the vast desert province of Anbar where Daesh militants first emerg ...
Facing jail, staff from Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper vow to keep working
Apr 26, 2018
ANKARA/ISTANBUL — The editor-in-chief of Turkey's opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper sai ...
Syria rebels dig in for Daraa fight
Apr 26, 2018
DARAA, Syria — On a tense urban frontline in Syria's Daraa, rebel Atallah Qutayfan has been steadily reinforcing his defensive post for week ...
Syria regime retakes new region outside capital
Apr 25, 2018
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's regime on Wednesday moved to tighten its grip on the capital as it retook a new region outside Damascus from rebel ...
Israeli occupation soldier jailed 9 months over killing of Palestinian teenager
Apr 25, 2018
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — An Israeli court on Wednesday sentenced an Israeli occupation soldier to nine months in jail over the fatal shooting of ...
Palestinian journalist shot at Gaza protest dies of wounds
Apr 25, 2018
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — A Palestinian journalist shot two weeks ago by Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza border has died, P ...
Syria donors fall short without US aid, warn of cruel end-game
Apr 25, 2018
BRUSSELS, Belgium — International donors raised $4.4 billion in emergency aid for Syria and its neighbours on Wednesday, but the total fell ...
In Iraq minefields, an old conflict leaves a menacing legacy
Apr 25, 2018
BASRA, Iraq — The Iraqis who pick over their country's old battlefields for military scrap metal and wiring have few other ways to make a li ...
UN warns Syria’s Raqqa still ‘too dangerous’ for returnees
Apr 24, 2018
GENEVA, Switzerland — The UN is intentionally providing only barebones aid in the former Daesh stronghold of Raqqa in Syria to avoid attract ...
Yemen rebels on defensive after strike takes out leader
Apr 24, 2018
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen's Houthis suffered a major setback with the killing of their political chief in a Saudi-led air strike, ...
‘Syrian gov’t plans to retake north Homs from rebels next’
Apr 24, 2018
DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government plans to recover an opposition-held pocket north of Homs city soon after it completes surrender deal ...
Palestinian child’s leg amputated after he was shot by Israeli sniper
Apr 24, 2018
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — Doctors have amputated the leg of a Palestinian boy whose image went viral after he was shot by Israeli ...
Syrian army pounds Palestinian camp; UN warns of dire conditions
Apr 27, 2018
Five migrants die off Morocco as Spain searches for more boats
Apr 26, 2018
European powers say nearing plan to save Iran nuclear pact
Apr 25, 2018
Kuwait expels Philippine envoy amid tensions over domestic workers
Apr 25, 2018
UN aid chief says $8b needed for Syria
Apr 24, 2018
Four British pilgrims killed in Saudi road crash
Apr 23, 2018
Egypt fight against Daesh threatens humanitarian crisis — HRW
Apr 23, 2018
Global donors to seek more than $6b for Syrian aid
Apr 23, 2018
Evacuated Syria rebels, civilians head to Afrin
Apr 22, 2018
Palestinian national council meeting faces more obstacles
Apr 22, 2018
Saudi Arabia finalises drone regulation after security scare
Apr 22, 2018
Iran detains prosecutor convicted in 2009 prison death case
Apr 22, 2018
What clues are chemical experts looking for?
Apr 21, 2018
Trump, France's Macron to discuss Iran nuclear deal next week
Apr 21, 2018
Nephew of ex-Yemen president leads clashes against Houthis
Apr 19, 2018
Bahrain sentences 24 Shiites to jail, revokes nationality
Apr 19, 2018
UN experts urge Iran to cancel Kurd’s death sentence
Apr 19, 2018
Children of Iraq's Kawliya return to school after 14-year break
Apr 19, 2018
Yemen orders arrest of colonel who oversaw notorious detainee centre
Apr 19, 2018
Palestinians in Syria short of food and medicine amid shelling — UN
Apr 18, 2018
‘Egypt army killed extremist leader in Sinai’
Apr 18, 2018
Iran bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account
Apr 18, 2018

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