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Jeremy Corbyn warns rebels: I'm not going anywhere over Syria

Labour leader makes clear only he will decide whether to whip his MPs to vote against extending airstrikes against Isis Jeremy Corbyn has warned plotters...

Houthis head for Yemen peace talks two days late

Negotiators from Yemen's Houthi group and their allies left the capital Sanaa on Wednesday for delayed peace talks in Kuwait, Yemeni airport sources said,...

Municipal election ushers in new era for Saudi women

The participation of Saudi women in the upcoming municipal council elections is set to ensure they take their rightful place in boosting social and...

Two Iraqi journalists shot dead

Gunmen shot dead two Iraqi television journalists north of Baghdad on Tuesday who had been on a reporting trip with a top security officer,...

Algeria to expel 105 Malians over Ansar Eddine militant group

Algeria will expel 105 Malians for being members of the Ansar Eddine militant group, an official source said on Wednesday, the first such action...

Netanyahu and Obama poised for first talks since Iran deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Barack Obama in Washington Monday in a bid to set aside their frosty personal ties, turn...

Fire at Saudi hospital kills 31, injures 107

A pre-dawn fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia's southwestern port city of Jazan on Thursday killed 31 people and injured 107, the Saudi civil...

Kurdish rebel leader says Turkish intransigence harms fight against Islamic State

Unperturbed by the Turkish fighter jets flying over the mountain where he sat, a top Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader said the conflict between...

Gulf states plan to roll out VAT in 3 years

Gulf states have agreed on key issues for implementing value-added tax in the region, an official from the United Arab Emirates finance ministry said...

Turkey 'will regret' downing Russian bomber in Syria: Putin said

Russian President Vladimir Putin has castigated Turkey's leaders, warning that they will regret shooting down a Russian Su-24 bomber in Syria. In a state of...

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