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‘Ancestor’ of Mediterranean mosaics discovered in Turkey
Sep 26, 2021
The assembly of over 3,000 stones — in natural shades of beige, red and black, and arranged in triangles and curves — was unearthed in the remains of a 15th century BC Hittite temple, 700 years before the oldest known mosaics of ancient Greece. ...
Sudan ruling body chief pledges reforms to army
Sep 26, 2021
KHARTOUM — The general who heads Sudan’s ruling transitional authority on Sunday pled ...
Syria coronavirus spike sees hospitals reach capacity
Sep 26, 2021
DAMASCUS — Hospitals in the Syrian capital Damascus and the coastal province of Latak ...
Thousands rally against Tunisian president's 'coup'
Sep 26, 2021
TUNIS — About 2,000 Tunisians rallied in the capital on Sunday to protest against President Kais Saied's recent steps to tighten his grip on ...
Israeli raids on West Bank leave 5 Palestinians dead
Sep 26, 2021
BIDDU, Palestinian Territories — Israeli forces clashed with Hamas members in the West Bank on Sunday in several fierce gun battles that lef ...
Cavers find snakes but no genies in Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’
Sep 25, 2021
DUBAI — A team of Omani cavers has made what is believed to be the first descent to the bottom of Yemen’s fabled Well of Barhout — a natural ...
Rights groups slam Tunisia president’s power ‘seizure’
Sep 25, 2021
TUNIS — Around 20 global and Tunisian human rights groups on Saturday condemned a “power grab” by Tunisia’s president and warned of a slide ...
Over 140 killed in clashes for Yemen's Marib — military sources
Sep 25, 2021
DUBAI — More than 140 rebels and pro-government troops have been killed this week as fighting intensifies for Yemen's strategic northern cit ...
Abbas gives Israel 'one year' to quit Palestinian territory
Sep 25, 2021
UNITED NATIONS, United States — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gave Israel one year to withdraw from occupied territory on Friday or he ...
Iraq-Kurd forum pushes Israel normalisation
Sep 25, 2021
ERBIL — More than 300 Iraqis, including tribal leaders, called for a normalisation of ties with Israel at a conference in autonomous Kurdist ...
US says 'no indication' Iran wants to return to nuclear deal talks
Sep 23, 2021
UNITED NATIONS, United States — The United States said on Thursday that Iran has given no hint that it wants to return to stalled ...
Tunisia parliament speaker urges 'peaceful struggle' against president moves
Sep 23, 2021
TUNIS — The speaker of Tunisia's parliament Rached Ghannouchi called Thursday for "peaceful struggle" against a return to "absolute one ...
Libya's Haftar says suspends military role, ahead of polls
Sep 23, 2021
TRIPOLI — Khalifa Haftar said on Wednesday he was suspending his military activities, a step which could lead to his candidacy in elections ...
At least 50 dead as fighting intensifies for Yemen's Marib
Sep 26, 2021
South Sudan's political elite plundering public coffers-- UN
Sep 23, 2021
‘62 children died in north-eastern Syria camp this year’
Sep 22, 2021
426,000 affected by flooding in South Sudan — UN
Sep 21, 2021
Libya parliament withdraws confidence from unity gov’t
Sep 21, 2021
Protesters against Sudan peace deal block roads, close key port
Sep 20, 2021
Libya’s upper house calls for elections to be delayed
Sep 20, 2021
Iranian foreign minister to travel to New York
Sep 19, 2021
Tunisian protesters demand end to president's power grab
Sep 18, 2021
UN Council urges restraint, dialogue in Somalia’s leadership feud
Sep 18, 2021
Iran will not allow Daesh presence on Afghan border — president
Sep 18, 2021
Iran demotes chief nuclear negotiator
Sep 16, 2021
Algerian journalist ordered held in custody
Sep 16, 2021
Tunisian president says country run by ‘mafia’
Sep 16, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi meets Libyan strongman Haftar, parliament speaker
Sep 14, 2021
UN nuclear watchdog chief vows 'firmness' with Iran
Sep 13, 2021
Sudan’s military ‘dominant’ despite power-sharing deal
Sep 13, 2021
Photographer freed in east Libya after 3 years in jail
Sep 13, 2021
Photographer freed in east Libya after 3 years in jail
Sep 12, 2021
Nuclear surveillance deal with Iran keeps hopes for talks alive
Sep 12, 2021
Iraq receives over 100,000 coronavirus vaccine doses
Sep 12, 2021
Tunisian man sets himself ablaze, suffers 3rd-degree burns
Sep 11, 2021

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