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Valley near Damascus recaptured: Syrian military

Valley near Damascus recaptured: Syrian military

Syrian government forces have recaptured all towns and villages in the Wadi Barada valley near Damascus, the Syrian military said…
No time to create walls between nations: Iran’s Rouhani

No time to create walls between nations: Iran’s Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday it was no time to build walls between nations and criticized steps towards cancelling world…
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops in West Bank

Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops in West Bank

Palestinian police says Israeli troops have shot and killed a 17-year-old boy and injured five others who clashed with them.The…
Turkey threatens to cancel Greece migration deal in soldiers’ extradition row

Turkey threatens to cancel Greece migration deal in soldiers’ extradition row

Turkey has demanded the retrial of eight soldiers who fled to Greece after a failed coup last year and said…
Indonesia detains former finance official for suspected ‘IS’ links

Indonesia detains former finance official for suspected ‘IS’ links

A former Indonesian finance ministry official has been detained on his return home after being deported from Turkey for trying…
Gaza’s water shortage worsening, no easy solutions seen

Gaza’s water shortage worsening, no easy solutions seen

Marwan An-Najar, a Palestinian from the south of the Gaza Strip, says he has not tasted sweet tap water in…
ElBaradei on Trump proposals: How will Arabs respond?

ElBaradei on Trump proposals: How will Arabs respond?

Taking to Twitter, former vice president Mohamed ElBaradei addressed Arab nations on the recent proposals made by US President Donald…
Jihadists lose ground around Libya’s second city

Jihadists lose ground around Libya’s second city

Forces loyal to Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar battling jihadists around second city Benghazi said Wednesday they had taken one…
Jihadists crush Syria rebel group, in a blow to diplomacy

Jihadists crush Syria rebel group, in a blow to diplomacy

A powerful jihadist group has crushed a Free Syrian Army rebel faction in northwestern Syria, in an attack that threatens…
Latest Syria talks open path for political solution: Turkey

Latest Syria talks open path for political solution: Turkey

Turkey's prime minister says an agreement between Russia, Turkey and Iran on how to monitor a cease-fire between warring parties…
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