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Libya's UN-recognised government withdraws from Geneva talks
Feb 19, 2020
TRIPOLI — Libya's unity government has announced it is halting its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefire in the w ...
Saudi jet 'downing' in Yemen stirs alarm over Houthi weaponry
Feb 19, 2020
RIYADH — Claims that Yemeni rebels shot down a Saudi warplane have spotlighted the increasingly potent Houthi arsenal — cause for alarm in R ...
All-women protest held in Iraq holy city
Feb 19, 2020
NAJAF, Iraq — Hundreds of Iraqi women staged a march Wednesday in the Shiite holy city of Najaf insisting on their right to play a central r ...
Lebanon ‘kick queen’ protest icon to face trial
Feb 19, 2020
BEIRUT — A woman whose kick to the groin of a Lebanese ministerial bodyguard made her an instant protest icon was summoned to court on Wedne ...
Israel plans new East Jerusalem settlement — watchdog
Feb 18, 2020
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel has developed plans to build 9,000 settler units in East Jerusalem, the first such project in the city in more t ...
Syria presses operation amid fears over mass displacement
Feb 18, 2020
BEIRUT — Syrian troops pressed an offensive Tuesday on the country's last major rebel enclave where the mass displacement of civilians is sp ...
Iran supreme leader says voting is 'religious duty'
Feb 18, 2020
TEHRAN — Iran's supreme leader said Tuesday it is a "religious duty" for people to vote in this week's general election and strengthen the I ...
UN welcomes help in enforcing arms embargo in Libya
Feb 18, 2020
GENEVA — The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed a new EU naval operation to enforce an arms embargo on Libya as the warring sides in the con ...
Pompeo says Ethiopia-Egypt dam dispute could take months to resolve
Feb 18, 2020
ADDIS ABABA — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that it could take "months" to resolve a dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt ove ...
Morocco fortress village hopes to draw ‘Game of Thrones’ fans
Feb 18, 2020
AIT-BEN-HADDOU, Morocco — Millions worldwide may have seen the desert fortress in the hit fantasy series “Game of Thrones”, but fewer know t ...
Israel bars Norwegian doctor, but denies life ban
Nov 17, 2014
EU ‘deplores’ Israeli settlement plans, but says no sanctions
Nov 17, 2014
Turkey, US agree plan to train 2,000 moderate Syrian rebels — report
Nov 17, 2014
Israeli stabbed in Jerusalem, Palestinian suspected
Nov 16, 2014
Israel’s proposed Jewish nation-state law hits hurdle
Nov 16, 2014
Iran nuclear talks final round: the main issues
Nov 16, 2014
Netanyahu supports Obama in IS fight, but cautions on Tehran
Nov 16, 2014
Lebanese food scandal leaves bitter taste
Nov 15, 2014
Egypt militant group posts video of attack on army checkpoint
Nov 15, 2014
After girls’ jihadi quest, a focus on outreach
Nov 15, 2014
UAE lists Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
Nov 15, 2014
At least 340 dead in month-old battle for Benghazi
Nov 15, 2014
France mulls military deployment in Jordan for IS fight
Nov 13, 2014
Lebanon’s politics paralysed by regional conflict
Nov 13, 2014
Turkey frees 12 radicals after ‘ugly’ attack on US sailors
Nov 13, 2014
German court jails four men in Al Qaeda cell for planning attack
Nov 13, 2014
‘US funds used to compensate drone victims’
Nov 13, 2014
Bombs hit near Egypt, UAE embassies in Libya
Nov 13, 2014
French lawmakers to vote November 28 on recognising Palestine
Nov 12, 2014
Lebanon hopes Iran deal would unlock political crisis — PM
Nov 12, 2014
Car bombs kill at least four in east Libya as chaos mounts
Nov 12, 2014
Israel gives initial approval for 200 new settler units in East Jerusalem
Nov 12, 2014

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