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Saudi-led coalition rejects UN blacklisting over Yemen
Jun 05, 2016 (AFP)
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen rejected on Sunday a UN report that placed it on an annual blacklist over the deaths of hundreds of chil...
Iraq will probe abuses in Fallujah op: spokesman
Jun 05, 2016 (AFP)
The Iraqi government will investigate allegations of abuses by the security forces in the course of the operation to retake the jihadist-held city of Fallujah, ...
Libya unity govt backed by 2 armed groups in the east
Jun 04, 2016 (AFP)
Two major armed groups in eastern Libya announced their support Saturday for the UN-backed national unity government as it struggles to establish its authority ...
Israel foreign ministry says French Mideast drive 'will fail'
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
The head of Israel's foreign ministry said Thursday that France's bid to revive Israel-Palestinian peace talks was doomed to failure, like a 1916 colonial effor...
Obama lauds US military as history's greatest, but is it true?
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
Like many patriotic, flag-pin wearing American politicians before him, President Barack Obama told US military personnel in Colorado on Thursday that they are p...
Coalition strikes pound IS stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria
Jun 01, 2016 (AFP)
The US-led international coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Wednesday it had conducted 18 air strikes near the strategic town of Manbij in northern...
Russia raids on Syria city kill 23 civilians: monitor
May 31, 2016 (AFP)
Russian air strikes pounded an Al-Qaeda-held city in northwestern Syria overnight, killing 23 civilians, a monitoring group said on Tuesday, but Moscow denied i...
Saudi intercepts missile from Yemen: coalition
May 31, 2016 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen on Monday night, the military coalition supporting the Yemeni government against rebels said. It w...
Hardliner Lieberman sworn in as Israel defence minister
May 31, 2016 (AFP)
Israeli ultra-nationalist Avigdor Lieberman assured Monday he supported the creation of a Palestinian state after being sworn in as defence minister despite out...
Iraq Kurds launch offensive east of Mosul
May 29, 2016 (AFP)
Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga forces on Sunday launched an offensive to retake areas east of Mosul, the Islamic State's main hub in the country, a statement said. Th...
Fears for trapped civilians in strife-hit Iraq, Syria
May 28, 2016 (AFP)
Iraq's elite forces deployed around Fallujah on Saturday, marking a new phase in efforts to retake the jihadist bastion, as concern grew for trapped civilians t...
Colombia FARC rebels in rare plea for hostages
May 27, 2016 (AFP)
Colombia's FARC guerrillas urged another rebel force to release a missing journalist, a rare gesture of support for the government over the sensitive issue of k...
New Israeli defence minister's tough talk to be put to the test
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
Israel's newly named Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has pledged harsh actions against Palestinians, but there are doubts over whether the hardliner will be ...
Press freedom watchdog denied UN status
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
A request by the Committee to Protect Journalists to be recognized as a non-governmental organization at the United Nations was rejected Thursday after 10 count...
Yemen peace talks 'closer' to agreement: UN envoy
May 25, 2016 (AFP)
The UN envoy said Wednesday that Yemen's warring parties were closer to agreement at peace talks in Kuwait as he prepared to brief the Security Council on progr...
Iraq forces push towards Fallujah from south: general
May 25, 2016 (AFP)
Iraqi forces pushed towards Islamic State group bastion Fallujah on Wednesday from areas to the south as part of operations to retake the city from jihadists, a...
Colombia peace could reveal jungle species' secrets
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
Countless rare insects and flowers are said to inhabit the jungles of Colombia, but decades of war have stopped naturalists from discovering them -- until now. ...
Kerry urged Lavrov to press for end of Syrian bombing of opposition: US
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
The United States urged Russia on Monday to press Syria to stop bombing opposition forces and civilians in Aleppo and the Damascus suburbs. The appeal came in a...
Yemen foes resume face-to-face talks after boycott: UN
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
Yemen's warring parties held their first face-to-face meeting in nearly a week on Monday after the government delegation ended a boycott, the UN envoy said. Ism...
Russia in first raids on Syria's Aleppo since truce: monitor
May 22, 2016 (AFP)
Russian warplanes hit a key rebel supply route to Aleppo on Sunday in Moscow's first strikes on Syria's battleground second city since a February ceasefire, a m...
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