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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...

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize

Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its contribution to building democracy after the Jasmine Revolution in 2011, the...

U.S. weighs special forces in Syria, helicopters in Iraq

The United States is considering sending a small number of special operations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq as it weighs options...

Saudi Arabia advises U.N. panel to condemn Iran intervention in Syria

Saudi Arabia is advising the U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee to condemn Iranian and Russian intervention in Syria, a move that prompted complaints on...

Abbas: Palestinians will go to Security Council over full U.N. membership

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday the Palestinians will "go to the United Nations Security Council" over full U.N. membership after the U.S....

Prince Ali back in the race to be FIFA president

Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan is back in the race to be elected FIFA president having declared his candidacy Wednesday four months after...

Germany says Turkey releases another German citizen from prison

Germany said on Friday another of its citizens has been released from jail in Turkey, a week after German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel was freed...

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...

Israel holds tender for flight to United Arab Emirates next week

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's government has asked the country's airlines to submit bids for a special flight to carry an Israeli delegation and...

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