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Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large

Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large

President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital looms large in Christmas festivities this year in the traditional birthplace…
UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018

UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018

The United Nations plans to move up to 10,000 illegal migrants from Libya next year, a senior UN official said…
Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh

Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh

Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile Tuesday over Riyadh fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Huthi rebels who…
Uber driver confesses to murder of British Embassy employee

Uber driver confesses to murder of British Embassy employee

A Lebanese Uber driver has confessed to murdering a 30-year-old female employee of the British Embassy in Beirut, judicial sources…
Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: UN

Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: UN

Air strikes by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen have killed at least 136 civilians and non-combatants since December 6,…
Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib

Al-Qaida divisions may aid Assad as he eyes Syria’s Idlib

As President Bashar Assad seeks to reassert his authority in Idlib, the only remaining province in Syria where his forces…
Germany pegs Kurdish support on ‘unified’ Iraq

Germany pegs Kurdish support on ‘unified’ Iraq

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday said Berlin’s support for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq was linked to…
US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump’s Jerusalem decision

US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump’s Jerusalem decision

The United States on Monday vetoed a draft UN resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s…
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’

Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described US-backed militias in eastern Syria as “traitors”, his office said in an online…
Turkey frees German journalist Tolu but she cannot leave country: Berlin government

Turkey frees German journalist Tolu but she cannot leave country: Berlin government

Turkey has released German journalist Mesale Tolu after nearly eight months in prison on condition that she not leave the…
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