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France to deploy aircraft carrier in anti-ISIS fight in Syria and Iraq

The French presidency on Thursday said it would deploy its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to boost its operations against the Islamic State group...

Lavrov says ‘blasphemous’ to call those killed on Gaza border terrorists

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said it was "blasphemous" to call dozens of "peaceful" protesters killed on the Gaza border by Israeli...

On Trump’s ‘Swiss cheese’ peace, Palestinian leader warns UN

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to reject President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, saying it would splinter Palestinian...

Riyadh working to keep Syria as unified nation, says King Salman

Saudi Arabia's King Salman said his government was striving to maintain Syria as a unified nation inclusive of all sects, according to the Twitter...

More than 100 killed in Syria assault on Damascus suburb

Government forces bombed the northeastern suburbs of the Syrian capital for a second straight day on Tuesday, killing more than 100 people and raising...

Saudi interior ministry: Orlando shooter visited Saudi Arabia in 2011 and 2012

Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people in a gun attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, travelled to Saudi Arabia in 2011 and...

NATO: Turkey, Greece start talks to reduce risk of conflict

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Despite a denial from Greece, the chief of NATO said Friday that Greece and Turkey have started technical discussions aimed...

Saudi border officers killed in attack from Yemen – Saudi ministry

A district commander and a sergeant in Saudi Arabia's border guard have been killed in an attack launched from across the frontier with Yemen,...

British parliament likely to vote for Syria air strikes

Britain's parliament is likely to vote on Wednesday to approve air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria after months of wrangling over whether...

U.N. warns of dire food situation in Yemen’s Taiz

The U.N. World Food Program on Friday appealed for safe access to the Yemeni city of Taiz, saying that fighting between warring factions had...

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