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At least 40 killed in missile attack on Syrian town

At least 40 people were killed and about 100 wounded when Syrian government forces fired missiles into a marketplace in a town near Damascus,...

Egypt's Sisi says won't hesitate to send troops to Gulf if asked

Egypt will not hesitate to send military forces into the territory of Arab Gulf allies to offer protection if asked by the leaders of...

Over 50 people killed in new South Sudan violence

A church official in a remote South Sudan town says more than 50 people have been killed in fighting between government troops and a...

Putin orders withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria as peace talks start

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the start of the withdrawal of Moscow's forces from Syria in a shock move, as fresh peace...

Saudi says open to sending special forces into Syria

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Monday held out the possibility of sending Saudi special forces into Syria as part of a U.S.-led coalition...

Israel moves to redeploy spy agency to track surging virus cases

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's parliament gave initial approval Wednesday to a controversial bill enabling the government to use its domestic security agency to track...

A silver lining for wildlife amid Virus outbreak

As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new Coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. People are also...

Saudi Naimi says global oil demand can absorb Iran output jump

Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali al-Naimi said on Friday growing global demand could absorb an expected jump in Iranian production next year while the...

Syria FM: Iran has no combat forces, bases in the country

Syria's foreign minister said Saturday Iranian military advisers are embedded with Syrian troops but Tehran has no combat forces or fixed bases in the...

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...

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