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UN opens Libya peace talks in Tunis with eye on elections
Middle East
November 9, 2020
UN opens Libya peace talks in Tunis with eye on elections
TUNIS (Reuters) – The United Nations opened talks on Libya’s future in Tunisia on Monday aimed at ending nearly a…
Azerbaijani leader: Forces seize key Nagorno-Karabakh city
World
November 8, 2020
Azerbaijani leader: Forces seize key Nagorno-Karabakh city
MOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijani forces have taken control of the strategically key city of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh where fighting with…
Libya’s rivals urge Security Council to back cease-fire
Middle East
November 4, 2020
Libya’s rivals urge Security Council to back cease-fire
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals wrapped up their military talks with a call to the UN Security Council to adopt…
Scarred by war but home at last, two Libyan families pray for peace
Middle East
October 29, 2020
Scarred by war but home at last, two Libyan families pray for peace
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s warring armies have agreed a ceasefire and, years after being forced to flee for their…
New deaths as fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh keeps flaring
World
October 28, 2020
New deaths as fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh keeps flaring
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Deadly fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh showed no signs…
UN urges Libyan rivals to implement cease-fire, pursue peace
Middle East
October 28, 2020
UN urges Libyan rivals to implement cease-fire, pursue peace
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the permanent cease-fire agreement signed by the rival sides…
Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of truce violations
World
October 26, 2020
Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of truce violations
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday accused each other of violating the new cease-fire announced the day…
New fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh dims hopes before Washington talks
World
October 22, 2020
New fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh dims hopes before Washington talks
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – Hopes of ending nearly a month of bloodshed in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh were receding on…
UN envoy hails early agreements in Libya talks
Middle East
October 21, 2020
UN envoy hails early agreements in Libya talks
GENEVA (AP) — The UN envoy for Libya said Wednesday the two warring factions have agreed on issues that “directly…
Turkey withdraws from base in northwest Syria, sources say
Middle East
October 20, 2020
Turkey withdraws from base in northwest Syria, sources say
AMMAN/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is withdrawing troops from a military post in northwest Syria that was surrounded by Syrian government…