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Syrian troops press ahead with campaign as strike kills 3
Middle East
February 25, 2020
Syrian troops press ahead with campaign as strike kills 3
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held northwestern Syrian city struck a school Tuesday, killing three people, Syrian…
UN: Libya’s warring sides agree to lasting cease-fire deal
Middle East
February 24, 2020
UN: Libya’s warring sides agree to lasting cease-fire deal
GENEVA (AP) — The UN mission in Libya said Monday that the country’s warring sides had agreed to turn a…
Russia-linked disinformation campaign fueling coronavirus alarm, US says
World
February 23, 2020
Russia-linked disinformation campaign fueling coronavirus alarm, US says
Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting global…
Erdogan announces Syria summit for March 5
Middle East
February 23, 2020
Erdogan announces Syria summit for March 5
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he would hold a summit with the leaders of Russia, France and…
Turkish soldiers killed in Syria amid threats of escalation
Middle East
February 21, 2020
Turkish soldiers killed in Syria amid threats of escalation
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two Turkish soldiers were killed Thursday in an airstrike in northwestern Syria, Turkey said, after an…
Fighting in northwest Syria as Russia-Turkey talks falter
Middle East
February 20, 2020
Fighting in northwest Syria as Russia-Turkey talks falter
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey-backed opposition forces attacked government troops in a village in northwest Syria on Thursday, triggering violent…
Egypt tops list of countries exporting oranges for second year in a row
Business
February 20, 2020
Egypt tops list of countries exporting oranges for second year in a row
Egypt has topped the list of countries that export oranges for the second year in a row, with exports totaling…
Trump ‘offered pardon’ to Assange if he denied Russia leak, court hears
World
February 20, 2020
Trump ‘offered pardon’ to Assange if he denied Russia leak, court hears
US President Donald Trump promised to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he denied Russia leaked emails of his 2016…
Syria’s Aleppo airport resumes flights amid nearby offensive
Middle East
February 19, 2020
Syria’s Aleppo airport resumes flights amid nearby offensive
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — A Syrian commercial flight landed at Aleppo airport on Wednesday from Damascus, marking the resumption of…
Syria aid groups in desperate plea for Idlib displaced
Middle East
February 19, 2020
Syria aid groups in desperate plea for Idlib displaced
Syrian aid workers issued an urgent call for a ceasefire and international help for nearly a million people fleeing a…