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Haftar's Sirte seizure major blow to Libya government, analysts say
Jan 09, 2020
TRIPOLI — Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's capture of the strategic city of Sirte on Monday was a major setback for Tripoli's UN-recognised ...
Lebanon bans Ghosn from foreign travel
Jan 09, 2020
BEIRUT — Lebanon banned former auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn from travel on Thursday and asked Japan to hand over his file on financial misconduc ...
Iran fires missiles at US troop bases in Iraq
Jan 08, 2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran appeared to be "standing down" after missile strikes against Iraqi bases that cau ...
Ukraine passenger jet crashes in Iran killing all 176 on board
Jan 08, 2020
TEHRAN — A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran Wednesday killing all 176 people on board, mainly Iranians and Cana ...
Turkey, Russia unite to urge Libya ceasefire
Jan 08, 2020
ISTANBUL/BRUSSELS — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin called on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Lib ...
Al Shabaab warns of more attacks against Kenya, US interests
Jan 08, 2020
NAIROBI — Somali Islamist group Al Shabaab on Wednesday warned Kenya "will never be safe", threatening tourists and calling for more attacks ...
Soleimani successor: Continuity figure in uncertain times
Jan 08, 2020
PARIS — Esmail Qaani, the new commander of the shadowy Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards after the killing of Qasem Soleimani, repre ...
Four killed in car bombing near Somalia parliament
Jan 08, 2020
MOGADISHU —  At least four people were killed, including a senior government official, when a car bomb exploded close to a checkpoint n ...
Iraqi armed factions call meeting to begin anti-US fight
Jan 07, 2020
BAGHDAD — Iraqi armed factions called on Tuesday for an urgent meeting to face "the war against the resistance", after a US strike on Baghda ...
Dozens killed in stampede at Iran general's funeral
Jan 07, 2020
KERMAN, Iran — Dozens of people were crushed to death after a stampede broke out Tuesday during a massive funeral procession for a top Irani ...
New report warns of anti-aircraft weapons in Syria
Aug 19, 2014
Poet Behbahani, ‘lioness of Iran’, dies at 87 — state media
Aug 19, 2014
Saudi Arabia opens family courts, first step in wider legal reform
Aug 19, 2014
Fugitive Iraqi VP urges role for Saddam loyalists, criticises US action
Aug 18, 2014
IAEA expects progress by August 25 deadline in Iran nuclear inquiry
Aug 18, 2014
Kuwait briefly detains Muslim cleric US suspects of militant financing
Aug 18, 2014
Saudi prince robbed of 250,000 euros in Paris carjacking — police
Aug 18, 2014
Israel warns on security as Gaza truce talks resume
Aug 17, 2014
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait to abide by UN blacklisting of citizens
Aug 17, 2014
Nigerian who died in UAE may have shown signs consistent with Ebola
Aug 17, 2014
Australia to take 4,400 refugees from Syria, Iraq
Aug 17, 2014
Iraqi Kurdish leader appeals to Germany for weapons
Aug 16, 2014
Hamas says Israel must accept Palestinian demands or face long war
Aug 16, 2014
IS killed more than 700 Syria tribe members in 2 weeks — NGO
Aug 16, 2014
Syrian army takes town near Damascus in blow to rebels
Aug 14, 2014
‘Plot to kill Saleh with bomb in tunnel under compound foiled’
Aug 14, 2014
Gaza fishermen victims of eight-year Israeli maritime blockade
Aug 13, 2014
Iran’s supreme leader says interaction with US limited to nuclear talks
Aug 13, 2014
Iran president under fire for branding critics ‘cowards’
Aug 12, 2014
Gaza teen’s war tweets make her a social media sensation
Aug 11, 2014
Fateh fighter killed in West Bank shoot-out — witnesses
Aug 11, 2014
US sending arms to Kurds in Iraq
Aug 11, 2014

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