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Syrian opposition supports idea of 2 week ceasefire

Syria's opposition indicated on Wednesday it was ready for a two-week truce in Syria, saying it was a chance to test the seriousness of...

Accosted for her hijab, woman now teaches Muslim empowerment

When she was 16, Rana Abdelhamid was accosted on the streets of New York by a man who tried to pull off the head...

Iran backs six-month Syria "transition" at Vienna peace talks

Iran signalled on Friday it backed a six-month transition period in Syria followed by elections to decide Bashar al-Assad's fate, a proposal floated at...

Leading Iraqi Shi'ite says Islamic State shrugging off U.S. air strikes

Flush with cash and weapons, Islamic State is attracting huge numbers of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria and withstanding U.S.-led air strikes that...

Two years of South Sudan war with peace on paper only

They came for a night fleeing fighting, hammering on the gates of the United Nations base as gunmen rampaged through South Sudan's capital killing...

Coronavirus death toll rises by 59 to 3,520 in Turkey

Health Ministry data showed on Tuesday that the number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 59 in the...

IISS: Gulf coalition in Yemen is largely successful despite Western Skepticism

The Annual Review of World Affairs assesses the events and themes of the year region by region. It includes essays that analyse the changes...

Algeria Hirak’s anniversary

Algeria's president has declared Feb. 22 a special holiday to honor the protest movement that ousted the country's long-time leader last year. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune...

Rushdie warns of new dangers to free speech in West

Violence against writers and a misplaced sense of political correctness pose new dangers to freedom of speech in the West, writer Salman Rushdie said...

A multi-car crash kills at least 15 amid curfew in Egypt

Authorities and state media reported late Wednesday that a trailer-truck smashed into multiple cars stopped on a freeway, killing 15 people and injuring a...

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