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Hamas announces ceasefire with Israel after worst escalation in years
Nov 14, 2018
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip announced an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel on Tuesday after a severe escalation of violence threatened to descend into full-blown war.The groups, including Hamas, issued a joint statement saying they would abide by the ceasefire as long as Israel did the same.  ...
Turkey urges Israel to 'immediately stop' Gaza strikes
Nov 14, 2018
ANKARA — Turkey on Tuesday called on Israel to "immediately stop" strikes against the ...
Violence calms in Yemen's Hodeida amid diplomatic pressure
Nov 14, 2018
SANAA — Diplomatic efforts to end fighting in Yemen's Hodeida intensified on Tuesday, ...
Coalition air strikes killed 28 in eastern Syria, near border with Iraq — monitor
Nov 13, 2018
BEIRUT — Air strikes by the US-led coalition have killed 28 people in an eastern Syria holdout of the Daesh group on the Iraqi border, a war ...
Iran seizes six tonnes of heroin destined for Europe
Nov 13, 2018
LONDON — Iranian authorities have seized more than six tonnes of heroin destined for Europe and dismantled five international gangs who were ...
Lebanon PM accuses Hizbollah of blocking Cabinet formation
Nov 13, 2018
BEIRUT — Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad Hariri on Tuesday accused powerful Shiite movement Hizbollah of impeding the formation of a ...
Israeli air strike kills three in Gaza after rocket fire
Nov 13, 2018
GAZA — Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip killed three Palestinians on Monday after a barrage of rocket fire towards its territory from t ...
150 killed in battle for Yemen's Hodeida as global alarm grows
Nov 12, 2018
HODEIDA, Yemen — At least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, medics said on Monday, as B ...
Turkey, France spar over Khashoggi killing
Nov 12, 2018
ISTANBUL — Turkey on Monday lashed out at "unacceptable" and "impertinent" comments by the French foreign minister who accused President Rec ...
Iran sticking to nuclear deal conditions — IAEA
Nov 12, 2018
VIENNA — Iran has been abiding by the terms of its nuclear deal with global powers, the latest report from the UN atomic watchdog indicated ...
Turkey, France spar over Khashoggi killing
Nov 12, 2018
ISTANBUL — Turkey on Monday lashed out at "unacceptable" and "impertinent" comments by the French foreign minister who accused President Rec ...
Israeli fire kills 7 during Gaza raid, Israeli officer killed
Nov 12, 2018
GAZA- Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in air strikes and an undercover raid that Hamas said targeted on ...
Istanbul conference calls for tribunal to judge Yemen 'crimes'
Nov 11, 2018
ISTANBUL — An Istanbul conference under the aegis of Nobel laureate Tawakkol Karman on Friday called for concrete measures to end the war in ...
‘Khashoggi murder tapes do not implicate crown prince’
Nov 14, 2018
US security chief Bolton vows to ‘squeeze’ Iran
Nov 13, 2018
Doubts all EU funds reach refugees in Turkey — watchdog
Nov 13, 2018
Bahrain sentences four to death for police killing
Nov 13, 2018
In Riyadh, Britain's Hunt calls for Khashoggi justice, end to Yemen war
Nov 13, 2018
Israeli fire kills six Gazans including two Hamas commanders
Nov 11, 2018
Iran jails foreign ministry official for spying
Nov 11, 2018
Iran sentences two to death in fight against economic crimes
Nov 11, 2018
Italy PM visits Libya strongman ahead of talks
Nov 11, 2018
Palestinian dies of wounds from West Bank clashes — ministry
Nov 10, 2018
New sanctions have no effect on economy — Rouhani
Nov 10, 2018
Italian police make major heroin haul on ship from Iran
Nov 08, 2018
Palestinians say Egyptian fire kills Gaza fisherman, Cairo denies
Nov 08, 2018
Amnesty accuses Yemen rebels of ‘militarising’ hospital
Nov 08, 2018
Iraq gets US sanctions break to keep the lights on
Nov 08, 2018
UN, Western powers quietly bury December plan for Libya election
Nov 07, 2018
Aid groups plead for safe passage for Yemen civilians
Nov 07, 2018
‘Turkey kills YPG militant who fired across Syrian border’
Nov 07, 2018
‘Hizbollah won’t yield in government formation dispute’
Nov 07, 2018
Railroad to connect Israel, Arab Gulf ‘makes sense’, says minister
Nov 07, 2018
UNESCO tracks inquiries into journalist killings
Nov 06, 2018
Tunisia tour operator first Jewish minister in decades
Nov 06, 2018

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