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What are the latest Libya talks all about?
Nov 11, 2020
TUNIS — The UN is hosting talks on Libya in its latest push to end almost a decade of violence in the North African country.The meetings in ...
Lebanon back in lockdown over virus uptick
Nov 11, 2020
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Tuesday announced a fresh two-week lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus despite a grind ...
Cairo’s ‘City of the Dead’ brought back to life
Nov 11, 2020
CAIRO — In Egypt’s “City of the Dead”, centuries-old monuments are being restored and artisanal heritage revived, turning a corner of the va ...
UN launches new Libya talks amid cautious optimism
Nov 10, 2020
GAMMARTH, Tunisia — Rival Libyan factions met Monday for UN-led talks aimed at bringing a lasting peace to their war-torn North African coun ...
UNRWA says it lacks funds to pay full salaries
Nov 10, 2020
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, hammered by US cuts, said on Monday it lacks the funds to pay full November sal ...
Winter rains in Beirut finish off blast-ravaged homes
Nov 09, 2020
 BEIRUT —Norma Mnassakh was leaving her apartment in the Lebanese capital when a cloud of dust suddenly billowed from the Ottoman-era b ...
France FM in Egypt affirms 'deep respect for Islam'
Nov 09, 2020
CAIRO — French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was in Egypt on Sunday hoping to ease tensions following the publishing of controversial ...
Erdogan’s son-in-law resigns as finance minister — Instagram post
Nov 08, 2020
ANKARA — The son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan resigned on Sunday as finance minister, citing health reasons in a stateme ...
Lebanon ex-FM says US demanded he reject Hezbollah before sanctions
Nov 08, 2020
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s former foreign minister Gebran Bassil on Sunday said the United States had urged him to sever ties with Shiite movement H ...
Hundreds in Baghdad demand ouster of US troops from Iraq
Nov 08, 2020
BAGHDAD — Several hundred protesters gathered in the Iraqi capital on Saturday afternoon to demand US troops leave the country in accordance ...
Next stop Syria? Ukraine rebels weigh options as fighting stops
Oct 09, 2015
5 Lebanese soldiers wounded in mortar attack
Oct 07, 2015
Cholera cases in Iraq top 1,200 — ministry
Oct 07, 2015
Yemen’s Houthis, Saleh’s party accept UN peace terms, eye talks
Oct 07, 2015
Erdogan irate as Putin tears up Turkey's Syria blueprint
Oct 07, 2015
IMF says Iran nuclear deal to boost Mideast economy
Oct 07, 2015
Iran threatens boycott over Rushdie’s Frankfurt invite
Oct 07, 2015
Sisi supporters smell victory ahead of Egypt election
Oct 07, 2015
Tunisia minister quits over 'lack of will' to fight graft
Oct 06, 2015
Daesh recruitment cells busted in Tunisia, 11 suspected recruits arrested
Oct 06, 2015
Cabinet may remain in place — Sisi
Oct 06, 2015
Libya's rival factions debate candidates for unity gov’t
Oct 05, 2015
Iraq militia boss says US not serious about fighting Daesh
Oct 05, 2015
Turkish PM condemns video of militant's body dragged by car
Oct 05, 2015
Lebanese lawmakers scuffle in televised meeting
Oct 05, 2015
Iranian parliamentary panel gives conditional nod to nuclear deal
Oct 05, 2015
Abadi opens Baghdad’s fortified ‘Green Zone’ to public
Oct 05, 2015
Russia is conducting ‘asymmetric warfare’ in Syria — Britain’s Hammond
Oct 05, 2015
Saudi Arabia says one Syrian, one Filipino arrested in illegal bomb factory raid
Oct 04, 2015
US makes push for new Libya government in coming days
Oct 04, 2015
US, allies short on options as Russia, Iran flex muscle in Syria
Oct 04, 2015
Tunisia lifts state of emergency imposed after attack
Oct 04, 2015

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