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Yemen crisis among thorny issues at UN meeting: AP Explains
Middle East
September 25, 2019
Yemen crisis among thorny issues at UN meeting: AP Explains
The ongoing conflict in Yemen , which has killed tens of thousands of people and sparked a humanitarian crisis, is among the…
Rival UN resolutions on Syria cease-fire go down to defeat
Middle East
September 20, 2019
Rival UN resolutions on Syria cease-fire go down to defeat
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Rival humanitarian resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Syria’s last rebel stronghold in Idlib were defeated…
Rockets fired from Gaza fall short, wound 7 Palestinians
Middle East
September 19, 2019
Rockets fired from Gaza fall short, wound 7 Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) — Seven Palestinians have been wounded after a rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip exploded near a house…
Syrian government artillery pounds south Idlib: rescuers
Middle East
September 15, 2019
Syrian government artillery pounds south Idlib: rescuers
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops shelled the south of Idlib on Sunday, according to rescuers and residents in the rebel…
Syria govt offers way out of rebel area; no one shows up
Middle East
September 14, 2019
Syria govt offers way out of rebel area; no one shows up
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media is accusing militant groups of preventing civilians on Saturday from leaving the last rebel-held…
UN warns ceasefire violations could spark Lebanon-Israel war
Middle East
August 30, 2019
UN warns ceasefire violations could spark Lebanon-Israel war
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council warned Thursday that violations of the cessation of hostilities between Israel and…
Saudi-led coalition moves to stabilize south Yemen as allies face off
Middle East
August 26, 2019
Saudi-led coalition moves to stabilize south Yemen as allies face off
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen moved on Monday to work out a ceasefire…
Saudi-led coalition launches strike after Aden ‘coup’
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Saudi-led coalition launches strike after Aden ‘coup’
A Saudi-led coalition launched Sunday a strike against southern separatists in Yemen after they seized the presidential palace in second…
Libya government accepts UN ceasefire proposal, implementation unclear
Middle East
August 10, 2019
Libya government accepts UN ceasefire proposal, implementation unclear
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized government, which is facing a campaign by eastern troops to take the capital, has…
Yemeni Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi aiports, airbase
Middle East
August 5, 2019
Yemeni Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi aiports, airbase
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni Houthi forces launched drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid airbase and Abha and Najran airports,…