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Hamas hands over Egypt border crossing to Palestinian Authority: AFP

Rafah, Palestinian Territories, Nov 1, 2017 (AFP) - Hamas handed over control of the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt to the Palestinian Authority on...

UN human rights body passes Saudi proposal on Yemen

GENEVA (AP) — A leading advocacy group is accusing the top U.N. human rights body of failing to improve scrutiny of abuses in war-torn...

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,...

Gunmen in Syria kill commander of rebel group

Syrian activists and an official with an ultraconservative rebel group say gunmen have shot and killed the group's commander the main central province. Labib al-Nahhas...

Egypt frees Ethiopians after talks on controversial dam

Egypt allowed 32 Ethiopian prisoners to fly home Monday, sources said, after apparent progress in talks between the leaders of the two countries over...

UK to investigate if Saudi Arabia breached humanitarian laws in Yemen

Britain's foreign minister said it would halt weapons exports to Saudi Arabia if investigations found Riyadh had breached international humanitarian law in the war...

Saudi closes emergency ward after spike in MERS virus cases

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi medical official says authorities have temporarily closed an emergency ward in one of the kingdom's largest hospitals...

Kuwait steps up deportations of expat workers

Kuwait has stepped up deportations of expatriate workers this year, a newspaper in the Gulf emirate reported Friday, with most expelled for outstaying their...

Israeli police release video of alleged car-ramming attack

Israeli police on Wednesday released a video of a Palestinian vehicle slamming into a West Bank checkpoint and Israeli security forces shooting and killing...

Obama Lauds 'Valued Partners' After UK Syria Vote

US President Barack Obama welcomed Wednesday night’s House of Commons vote that authorized British military forces to target members of the Islamic State group...

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