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Ceasefire holds in northwest Syria after violation overnight: monitor
Middle East
September 27, 2015
Ceasefire holds in northwest Syria after violation overnight: monitor
A week-old ceasefire agreement in northwest Syria appeared to hold on Sunday after it was violated for the first time…
Local Syrian ceasefires break down as shelling resumes
Middle East
August 29, 2015
Local Syrian ceasefires break down as shelling resumes
A ceasefire in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border and in two villages to the north has broken down…
Sudan’s Bashir offers rebels two-month ceasefire, sets date for dialogue
Middle East
August 21, 2015
Sudan’s Bashir offers rebels two-month ceasefire, sets date for dialogue
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Thursday proposed a two-month ceasefire with rebels fighting to overthrow his government and set…
Residents: Warplanes attack targets near Yemen capital
Middle East
July 26, 2015
Residents: Warplanes attack targets near Yemen capital
Warplanes carried out raids near the Yemeni capital Sanaa late on Saturday and shortly after dawn on Sunday, residents reported. The…
Ukraine says 5 servicemen killed in fighting, tensions still high
World
June 4, 2015
Ukraine says 5 servicemen killed in fighting, tensions still high
Five Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the worst upsurge of fighting in the east of the country in months and…
Israel strikes Gaza after rocket lands near Israeli port Ashdod
Middle East
May 27, 2015
Israel strikes Gaza after rocket lands near Israeli port Ashdod
Israeli aircraft struck a number of sites in the Gaza Strip from the air early on Wednesday, residents and the…
Fighting continues in Yemeni city despite truce, 10 killed
Middle East
May 15, 2015
Fighting continues in Yemeni city despite truce, 10 killed
At least 10 people were killed in heavy clashes in Yemen on Friday despite a five-day humanitarian truce, while aid…
Yemen truce broadly holds, but reports of violations
Middle East
May 13, 2015
Yemen truce broadly holds, but reports of violations
A five-day truce in Yemen appeared to be broadly holding on Wednesday, despite reports of air strikes overnight by Saudi-led…
Yemen quiet as humanitarian truce takes hold
Middle East
May 13, 2015
Yemen quiet as humanitarian truce takes hold
Yemen fell quiet on Wednesday for the first time since a Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes against Iran-backed rebels on…
Heavy bombing on Yemen border area by Saudi forces and Houthis
Egypt
May 11, 2015
Heavy bombing on Yemen border area by Saudi forces and Houthis
Yemen's Houthi militia and Saudi forces traded heavy artillery and rocket fire in border areas on Monday, residents said, a…