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Air strike kills Yemeni judge and family – residents

A Saudi-led coalition air strike killed a Yemeni judge and seven members of his family in the capital Sanaa on Sunday, residents said, as...

Alarm in Ankara as coronavirus sweeps Turkish capital

ANKARA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Surging coronavirus cases in Ankara are stretching hospitals to the limit and Turkish authorities need to impose a fresh...

Yemen's former president calls for talks with Saudi

Yemen's pro-rebel ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has rejected further peace talks with the government, saying dialogue should instead take place with Saudi Arabia. Riyadh has...

Rebels attack government lines in Syria's Aleppo after supply road cut

Rebels attacked Syrian government positions in the historic centre of Aleppo on Monday in response to an offensive that cut a road leading into...

Turkey's Erdogan says new constitution should be priority for parliament

Turkey's parliament should prioritise discussions on a new constitution, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, in his first major speech since the ruling AK...

UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in Syria's besieged Madaya

U.N. children's fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, where aid was delivered...

Arab businessmen invest billions to make Bosnia a holiday destination

As tourists from the Persian Gulf countries look to book their next holiday to escape the summer heat, Arab investors are betting on an...

Huge personal debt raises worries in wealthy Qatar

Credit cards on the limit, huge bank borrowings and a struggle to repay loans: these are the personal debt problems of some Qataris despite...

Oil falls to 11-year low, Saudi-Iran row seen making output restraint unlikely

Oil fell to its lowest in more than 11 years on Wednesday, down around 2 percent, as the row between Saudi Arabia and Iran...

Fallout from Syria looms large as G20 leaders meet on global economy

Syria's war, migration and the fight against terrorism will force their way onto the agenda when world leaders meet this weekend in Turkey, a...

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