Fighting
Ethiopian forces said to block refugees from entering Sudan
Middle East
December 4, 2020
Ethiopian forces said to block refugees from entering Sudan
HAMDAYET, Sudan (AP) — Ethiopian forces on Thursday blocked people fleeing the country’s embattled Tigray region from crossing into Sudan…
Kurdish and Turkey-backed fighters clash in Syria, 18 killed
Middle East
November 25, 2020
Kurdish and Turkey-backed fighters clash in Syria, 18 killed
BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes between Kurdish fighters and Turkey-backed opposition gunmen in northern Syria left at least 18 fighters dead…
UN says Libyan sides sign countrywide cease-fire deal
Middle East
October 23, 2020
UN says Libyan sides sign countrywide cease-fire deal
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations said Friday that the two sides in Libyan military talks have reached “historic achievement”…
Pandemic adds to war in keeping Libyan children out of school
Middle East
October 13, 2020
Pandemic adds to war in keeping Libyan children out of school
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Their young lives already disrupted by war, Libyan schoolchildren face even bigger obstacles to their education…
Azeris and ethnic Armenians fight new clashes before Geneva talks
World
October 8, 2020
Azeris and ethnic Armenians fight new clashes before Geneva talks
YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces fought new clashes in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Thursday, before…
Caucasus: 4 journalists injured in Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
World
October 1, 2020
Caucasus: 4 journalists injured in Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Two French and two Armenian journalists were injured Thursday in the South Caucasus separatist region of…
Macron criticizes Turkey’s “warlike” rhetoric on Nagorno-Karabakh
Middle East
September 30, 2020
Macron criticizes Turkey’s “warlike” rhetoric on Nagorno-Karabakh
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday Turkey’s “warlike” rhetoric was encouraging Azerbaijan to reconquer Nagorno-Karabakh and…
Egypt’s Alexandria to host first extreme fighting tournament for MMA
Health & Fitness
June 23, 2019
Egypt’s Alexandria to host first extreme fighting tournament for MMA
Alexandria is set to host the first Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) on August 1. This…
Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Heavy fighting raged through the night in the battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli, with neither side…
Officials: 30 civilians dead in recent clashes in Yemen city
Middle East
July 18, 2018
Officials: 30 civilians dead in recent clashes in Yemen city
Heavy fighting over the last two weeks along Yemen’s western coast between pro-government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition,…