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Russian FM says US trying to ‘divide Syria into parts’

Russia's foreign minister said Saturday the United States is trying to divide Syria. During a meeting with his counterparts from Iran and Turkey, Sergey Lavrov...

The Latest: Turkish police arrest 6 for social media insults

The Latest on Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday (all times local): 10:25 a.m. Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have arrested six people for...

Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran’s security forces

Masked gunmen on Wednesday ambushed and killed the local commander of a paramilitary security force in south-western Iran, an associate of Iran's top general...

21 held for theft of SR2m in goods

Riyadh Police have arrested 21 people for a spate of burglaries in the city worth over SR2 million. The suspects are members of six separate...

Nepal quake rebuilding to take years, new chief says

Tens of thousands of Nepalis left homeless after April's massive earthquake will have to spend years living in temporary shelters, the country's reconstruction chief...

Daesh beheads elderly ex-antiquities chief in Syria’s Palmyra

BEIRUT: The DAESH (Islamic State) group has beheaded the 82-year-old retired chief archaeologist of Palmyra, who refused to leave the ancient city when the...

Indonesia sentences 7 for ISIS links

An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced seven men for conspiring with the Islamic State group, the first time the country has sent anyone to...

Saudi-led strikes kill at least 54 Yemenis

Strikes by Saudi-led coalition aircraft killed at least 54 people in attacks across Yemen on Tuesday, including four children, the Houthi-run Sabanews.net news agency...

IEA: Oil price unlikely to rise much further

The price of oil is unlikely to rise much further after rallying almost 90 percent since January, as the global market shows signs of...

EU calls on Turkey to calm violence and seek peace with Kurds

Brussels voiced its strongest criticism yet of the surge in violence in EU candidate Turkey, calling for a renewed peace effort with the Kurds...

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