Libya strongman says victory near against Derna jihadists
Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar said Monday that victory was near for his forces in Derna, the eastern city held by jihadists since the...
Closed migrant camps in Greece starting from March
Greece will begin setting up closed camps for asylum seekers on its Aegean islands in March in response to growing tensions over the migrants'...
Sudanese government, key rebel group to restart peace talks
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's transitional government and a powerful rebel group that controls large swaths of the country’s restive south said Friday they have...
Al Jazeera says its crew kidnapped in Yemeni city of Taiz
The Doha-based Al Jazeera news channel said on Thursday three of its journalists had been kidnapped in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz and...
Libyan lawmakers say majority back unity plan, but no vote yet
Libya's internationally recognised parliament, which was forced out of the capital by factional violence, failed to vote for a unity government this week, but...
Russia says Central Asia at risk of spillover from ISIS in Afghanistan
Militants in Afghanistan who have switched sides to Islamic State pose a growing risk to Central Asia, Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia's Federal...
Civilian death toll in Syria’s Ghouta rises to 800
More than two weeks of ferocious bombardment of Syria's rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta have left 800 civilians dead, a monitoring group said Tuesday...
Israeli premier reaches deal with allies to avert elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a late-night compromise with his ultra-Orthodox coalition allies that could avert early elections.
A parliamentary committee approved a...
In a first hit since peace deal, US strikes Taliban forces
U.S. military spokesman Col. Sonny Leggett said in a tweet that the “defensive” strike was the first U.S. attack against the militants in 11...
Coronavirus cases jump by 40 percent in 24 hours – Israel
The Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Coronavirus cases in Israel have jumped by 40 percent to 427 in the past 24 hours, predicting...
