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Russia appears to deploy forces in Egypt, eyes on Libya role: sources

Russia appears to deploy forces in Egypt, eyes on Libya role: sources

Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent…
Iraq forces face tough resistance in advance on Mosul’s Old City

Iraq forces face tough resistance in advance on Mosul’s Old City

Iraqi forces battling Islamic State faced tough resistance from snipers and mortar rounds on Monday as they tried to advance…
Turkey says EU exercising democracy selectively, wrong to stand by Netherlands

Turkey says EU exercising democracy selectively, wrong to stand by Netherlands

Turkey's foreign ministry on Tuesday said the European Union was exercising democratic values selectively and that it should not be…
Israel denies entry to prominent British boycott activist

Israel denies entry to prominent British boycott activist

Israel's ministry of strategic affairs said Monday it denied a prominent British boycott activist's entry into the country.Revital Yakin-Karkovsky, a…
Syria rebels will not attend Astana peace talks: spokesman

Syria rebels will not attend Astana peace talks: spokesman

Syrian rebel factions will not attend a new round of negotiations with government figures in the Kazakh capital, an opposition…
Russia, Turkey, Iran to press ahead with Syria talks: Kazakhstan

Russia, Turkey, Iran to press ahead with Syria talks: Kazakhstan

Russia, Turkey and Iran are pressing ahead with a fresh round of Syria talks in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat…
UN report: Turkey guilty of ‘serious’ abuses in Kurdish region

UN report: Turkey guilty of ‘serious’ abuses in Kurdish region

The UN's human rights office released a report on Friday accusing Ankara of serious human rights violations during operations targeting…
Palestinian leader invited to White House in Trump call

Palestinian leader invited to White House in Trump call

President Donald Trump invited Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to the White House to discuss resuming peace talks in their first…
Syrian government urges UN to make Turkey withdraw from Syria

Syrian government urges UN to make Turkey withdraw from Syria

The Syrian government has called on the United Nations to force Turkey to pull "its invasion forces" out of Syria,…
Libya’s deepening split finds battleground at oil terminals

Libya’s deepening split finds battleground at oil terminals

Hundreds if not thousands of armed men are converging on Libya's main oil shipping terminals, which the rival powers in…
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