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Palestinian teen killed after alleged stabbing attempt

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who they say tried to stab a soldier in the West Bank on Monday and later a Palestinian...

Syria Crisis: Riyadh remains committed to backing the rebels fighting to overthrow Assad

Efforts to end the war in Syria have been under intense global focus, and were the subject of a meeting between Vladimir Putin and...

Yemen’s Houthis shoot down Saudi-led coalition warplane

Yemen's Houthi forces shot down a warplane of the Saudi-led coalition in Saada province, broadcasters said on Sunday. Saudi-owned TV channel Al Arabiya said the...

Turkey’s Erdogan to go on new Africa trip, attend BRICS summit

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan will make the latest in a string of trips to Africa this week, visiting South Africa and Zambia as...

Warring Afghans meet to find peace after decades of war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan’s warring sides started negotiations for the first time, bringing together the Taliban and delegates appointed by the...

Rockets fired by Houthis kill 14 civilians in Yemen – medical sources

Fourteen civilians were killed in one of Yemen's largest cities on Wednesday when shells fired by Houthi fighters and their allies, forces loyal to...

Crisis warnings in Iran, as virus deaths reach 3,160

Iran has been scrambling to contain the COVID-19 outbreak since it reported its first cases on February 19. President Rouhani warned that the country may...

Fire engulfs Dubai hotel near world's tallest building

https://twitter.com/AtiehS/status/682635889126670336   Fire engulfed a 63-storey skyscraper in downtown Dubai on Thursday night, but there appeared to be no injuries, a civil defence official said. Large tongues...

Syria regime strikes kill 7 in latest Idlib bloodshed

Maaret al-Numan, Syria, May 30, 2019 (AFP) - Regime air strikes on a jihadist enclave in northwest Syria killed seven civilians on Thursday, a...

Kerry says Saudi-led talks with Syrian opposition are making progress

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that Saudi-led talks to try to unite Syrian opposition groups had made progress, an important...

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