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Launch date set for Emirates Mars Mission
May 19, 2020
AMMAN — The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, on Tuesday announced the scheduled lau ...
Israel court convicts settler of Palestinian arson murders
May 19, 2020
LOD — An Israeli court on Monday found a Jewish settler guilty of three murders in an arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his ...
Deaths from coronavirus-like symptoms surge in Yemen's Aden
May 18, 2020
ADEN — Deaths in Aden have surged to at least five times higher than normal, an NGO and medics say, igniting fears that the coronavirus is s ...
Libya unity gov’t seizes airbase in new blow for rival Haftar
May 18, 2020
TRIPOLI — Libya's UN-recognised government scored another battlefield victory on Monday against strongman Khalifa Haftar, capturing a key re ...
Lebanon central bank official charged in currency probe
May 18, 2020
BEIRUT — A Lebanese prosecutor on Monday charged a top central bank official with manipulating the exchange rate, a judicial source said, as ...
Algeria protest figure released after court cuts sentence
May 18, 2020
ALGIERS  —  A leading figure in Algeria's "Hirak" anti-government protest movement has been released from jail after a court late ...
Qatar imposes mandatory masks on pain of prison
May 17, 2020
DOHA — Qatar on Sunday began enforcing the world's toughest penalties of up to three years' imprisonment for failing to wear masks in public ...
14 dead in sixth day of fighting in south Yemen
May 17, 2020
ADEN — Fourteen combatants died in Yemen on Saturday, as fighting between pro-government troops and separatist forces entered a sixth day in ...
Lebanon on track to end lockdown despite virus uptick
May 17, 2020
BEIRUT — Lebanon will gradually lift a coronavirus lockdown that has compounded its economic crisis, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said Sunday, ...
Egypt tightens measures during celebrations marking Ramadan's end
May 17, 2020
CAIRO — Egypt on Sunday announced a lengthening of its night-time curfew and other measures to prevent large gatherings during Eid Al Fitr h ...
Algeria passes law banning violence against women
Mar 05, 2015
Egypt puts over 200 on trial, accused of militant activity
Mar 05, 2015
Libya factions hold peace talks in Morocco
Mar 05, 2015
Blast, clashes kill dozens at intelligence HQ in Syria’s Aleppo — monitor
Mar 04, 2015
UN envoy to Yemen disappointed by Shiites rebels’ stance
Mar 04, 2015
Egypt warns women against marrying Daesh fighters online
Mar 04, 2015
Iranian president says Israel ‘greatest danger’
Mar 04, 2015
Rival Libyan forces carry out air strikes before UN talks
Mar 03, 2015
Syrian rebels reject UN envoy’s ceasefire plan
Mar 03, 2015
Yemen’s Hadi wants reconciliation talks moved to Saudi Arabia
Mar 03, 2015
Three British plane spotters detained in UAE — family
Mar 03, 2015
‘Egypt court defers parliamentary election’
Mar 03, 2015
Kerry visits Riyadh to soothe fears of stronger Iran under nuclear deal
Mar 03, 2015
‘Spreading fears’ about Iran nuclear deal unhelpful — EU
Mar 03, 2015
US will ‘confront aggressively’ Iran’s regional expansion
Mar 03, 2015
Palestinians to file ICC case against Israel in April — PLO
Mar 02, 2015
Libya’s Haftar appointed army chief for recognised gov’t
Mar 02, 2015
UN peace envoy chides world over lack of Gaza aid
Mar 02, 2015
‘Saudi diplomat held by Al Qaeda in Yemen freed’
Mar 02, 2015
Iraq launches major assault to retake Tikrit from Daesh
Mar 02, 2015
US ambassador meets Yemen's Hadi in Aden
Mar 02, 2015
Syrian, Kurdish forces battle Daesh in key border area
Mar 02, 2015

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