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Egyptian President al-Sisi makes surprise visit to Sharm el-Sheikh

Egypt's president made a surprise visit of the Sharm el-Sheikh airport on Wednesday, seeking to reassure tourists that the vacation destination is safe after...

German parliament approves Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia as 'safe'

Germany's lower house of parliament on Friday approved a draft law declaring Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia as safe countries to ease deportation of failed...

Western military chiefs to intensify Islamic State fight

Defence chiefs from the United States, France, Britain and four other countries pledged on Wednesday to intensify their fight against Islamic State, looking to...

More than 150 dead in IS attacks on Syria’s Sweida: monitor

Raids and suicide bombings carried out by the Islamic State group in Syria's southern Sweida province have killed 156 people including 62 civilians, a...

Turkey retaliates after rockets from Syria hit border town, official says

The Turkish army on Monday shelled sites in northern Syria in response to cross-border rocket fire that hit a Turkish town and wounded several...

UN detects virus cases in Syrian refugee camp in Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The U.N. agency for refugees said Tuesday that it has confirmed two coronavirus cases in the Azraq camp for Syrian...

Algeria’s ruling caste set on orderly succession, when the time comes

Algerians are facing the eventual departure of their long-serving president, the ailing Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in the knowledge that all is being done to ensure...

Iran to be invited to next round of talks on Syria

Iran will be invited to participate in talks in Vienna on Friday to discuss ending the conflict in Syria, a dialogue aimed at finding...

Bastille Day attack leaves 84 dead in France

A large truck plowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at least 84 people and sending others fleeing into the...

Syria army retakes key northwest town in Idlib city

Recaptured for the first time in seven years, Syria army took hold of the onetime protest town of Maaret al-Numan. Maarat al-Numan, the second largest...

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