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New UN Libya envoy makes security his priority

Veteran German diplomat Martin Kobler took up his new job as UN special envoy for Libya Tuesday, saying security will be his priority as...

Ghosn skipped trail in Japan

An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn, who skipped bail while awaiting trial in Japan, and is now in...

A 14-days curfew in West Bank amid Virus outbreak

As a precaution against the spread of Coronavirus, the Palestinian government on Sunday ordered Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank confined to their homes...

Arab League: “Israeli annexation could ignite a religious war”

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the Arab League warned a high-level U.N. meeting Wednesday that Israel’s annexation of parts of the West...

France to resume beef exports to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has lifted a 15-year-old ban on French beef, opening one of the markets closed to France due to past cases of mad...

Mosque suicide bomber threatened Shi'ites and Saudi soldiers

The Islamic State suicide bomber who carried out an attack on a Shi'ite mosque in the Saudi city of Najran on Monday threatened Shi'ites...

Iranian MPs: 'Death to America' stands despite nuclear deal

A clear majority of Iranian legislators said Monday the Islamic republic will not abandon the slogan of "Death to America" despite its July nuclear...

Tears and joy as Egyptian Christians killed in Libya laid to rest

Tears mixed with joy on Tuesday as the remains of 20 Christians were laid to rest in Egypt's Minya province more than three years...

Efforts ramping up to get intra-Afghan peace talks started

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials on both sides of Afghanistan’s protracted conflict say efforts are ramping up for a start to intra-Afghan negotiations, a...

Pro-regime fighters and Houthis swap 194 prisoners in Taiz

Houthi and pro-government forces exchanged nearly 200 prisoners in Taiz in central Yemen on Saturday, the largest such swap to take place in the...

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