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Netanyahu hails US policy on Iran, calls on world to back

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday hailed the United States's policy on Iran and urged the rest of the world to follow suit. "The...

Second car bomb in a month kills 34 in Turkish capital, Ankara

A car bomb tore through a crowded transport hub in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding 125...

Russia and Qatar encourage Syrian opposition and government dialogue

Russia and Qatar have agreed on steps to encourage the Syrian opposition to sit down for talks with the Syrian government, the Russian foreign...

Israel evacuates Syrian volunteers stranded in frontier area

The Israeli military evacuated hundreds of Syrian rescue workers known as White Helmets from the volatile frontier area on the Golan Heights and transported...

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...

Report: numbers of foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq have doubled

The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000, a report by an...

Hopes for Syria peace dim, Obama wants Assad out

Hopes for a quick political transition in war-ravaged Syria dimmed Thursday as embattled President Bashar al-Assad threw cold water on an ambitious timetable agreed...

Egypt's President Sisi defends giving Red Sea islands to Saudi

Egypt's president on Wednesday defended his country's declared intention to hand over control over two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, saying Cairo...

Hezbollah: Saudi should not collectively punish Lebanon

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday called on Saudi Arabia not to collectively punish Lebanon's people just because Riyadh disagreed with the Shiite movement's...

Saudi Arabia foils large-scale fuel smuggling bid

Saudi Arabia, whose subsidised fuel prices are among the world's lowest, said Thursday it foiled a large-scale attempt to illegally export diesel fuel. Nine million...

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