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Turkey urges citizens to leave Iraq, excluding Iraqi Kurdistan

Turkey on Wednesday called on its citizens to leave all areas of Iraq, excluding Iraqi Kurdistan, due to increased security risks, the foreign ministry...

Calls to extend corona lockdown by two weeks in Lebanon

Before the pandemic erupted, Lebanon was struggling with its worst economic crisis in decades, with 45 percent of the population facing poverty according to...

Strong 6.1 quake hits Mediterranean between Morocco and Spain

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck early Monday in the Mediterranean between Morocco and Spain, the US Geological Survey said. The shallow quake hit at 4:22...

Explosion rocks Sanaa mosque during Eid prayers

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mosque run by Yemen's Houthi group in the capital Sanaa on Thursday, the first day of...

Arsenal, Chelsea crash; Bayern wins

Arsenal and Chelsea had a Champions League night to forget Tuesday as a Robert Lewandowski hat trick helped Bayern Munich crush Dinamo Zagreb. Champion Barcelona,...

ISIS militants tie captives to Palmyra columns, blow them up

The Islamic State group killed three of its captives in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by tying them to Roman-era columns at the site,...

Houthi rebels blow up bridges to hamper advance by Yemen loyalists

Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have blown up several bridges in the mountainous southwestern Taez province to hamper the advance of pro-government forces, military sources...

There will be no winners in Syria's war, but there can be an end

It is sheer coincidence that Paris was struck by terrorists on the eve of a key climate conference known as COP 21. To some,...

“awful and grubby election campaign”, Israeli President stated

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin condemned the election campaign on Monday, urging an end to political "instability." "We don't deserve another awful and grubby election campaign...

Davos chief: Europe, oil among worries

As leaders from the world of politics and business arrive Tuesday in droves for the start of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss...

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