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Saudi-led air strikes kill 41 civilians in Yemen: health official

Saudi-led air strikes kill 41 civilians in Yemen: health official

Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition killed 41 civilians and wounded 75 others on Tuesday in Yemen's northwestern province of…
Iran says missiles for self defense, tests do not violate nuclear deal

Iran says missiles for self defense, tests do not violate nuclear deal

Iran's foreign minister said on Tuesday that its ballistic missiles were for self-defense and that recent tests condemned by the…
Israel says not convinced by ‘logic’ of French peace initiative

Israel says not convinced by ‘logic’ of French peace initiative

Israel said it was struggling to "understand the logic" of a French peace initiative favored by the Palestinians after Israeli…
Putin says Russians to start withdrawing from Syria, as peace talks resume

Putin says Russians to start withdrawing from Syria, as peace talks resume

President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on Monday that "the main part" of Russian armed forces in Syria…
Syrian war creates child refugees and child soldiers: UNICEF report

Syrian war creates child refugees and child soldiers: UNICEF report

Syria's five-year-old conflict has created 2.4 million child refugees, killed many and led to the recruitment of children as fighters,…
Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah

Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it would punish anyone who belongs to Lebanon's Iran-backed Shi'ite Islamist group Hezbollah, sympathises with…
Israel calls on powers to punish Iran for its missile tests

Israel calls on powers to punish Iran for its missile tests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday called for world powers to take "immediate punitive steps" against Iran, following its…
President’s troops break siege of Yemen’s third city

President’s troops break siege of Yemen’s third city

Forces loyal to Yemen's president have broken a siege by the Iranian-allied Houthis around the strategic Yemeni city of Taiz,…
Border attack feeds Tunisia fears of Libya jihadist spillover

Border attack feeds Tunisia fears of Libya jihadist spillover

The signal to attack came from the mosque, sending dozens of Islamist fighters storming through the Tunisian town of Ben…
Removal of Assad a ‘red line’ in Geneva peace talks: Damascus

Removal of Assad a ‘red line’ in Geneva peace talks: Damascus

The Syrian government on Saturday said the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad remains a "red line," just two days ahead…
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