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Turkey-backed fighters push Syrian forces out of key town
Middle East
February 6, 2020
Turkey-backed fighters push Syrian forces out of key town
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syrian opposition fighters, supported by Turkish artillery fire, drove government troops out of a key town…
Egyptian engineers attend training in Russia for construction of Dabaa nuclear power plant
Egypt
February 6, 2020
Egyptian engineers attend training in Russia for construction of Dabaa nuclear power plant
Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned Rosatom, has organized a training course for Egyptian engineers in the western Russian city…
Turkey demands Syrian army exit rebel areas, threatens force
Middle East
February 5, 2020
Turkey demands Syrian army exit rebel areas, threatens force
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president threatened Wednesday to use force against Syrian government forces if they don’t pull back…
Cold and humiliated, Syrians displaced yet again by new Assad campaign
Middle East
February 1, 2020
Cold and humiliated, Syrians displaced yet again by new Assad campaign
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) – Khaled Sabri and his family huddle in the makeshift shelter in northern Idlib, still shell-shocked after…
China’s isolation grows as virus toll reaches 259
World
February 1, 2020
China’s isolation grows as virus toll reaches 259
China faced deepening isolation over its coronavirus epidemic on Saturday as the death toll soared to 259, with the United…
Indictment, a plan and a pardon: Israeli PM has a wild week
Middle East
January 31, 2020
Indictment, a plan and a pardon: Israeli PM has a wild week
MOSCOW (AP) — When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the White House after the unveiling of President Donald Trump’s…
Syria violence hits children hardest; Turkey threatens force
Middle East
January 31, 2020
Syria violence hits children hardest; Turkey threatens force
BEIRUT (AP) — A children’s advocacy group warned Friday that nearly half of nearly 400,000 displaced in the Syrian government’s…
Countries backing Libya peace fuel conflict: UN envoy
Middle East
January 31, 2020
Countries backing Libya peace fuel conflict: UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Libya on Thursday accused some countries that approved a plan to restore…
Warplanes kill 10, strike hospital in offensive in Syria
Middle East
January 30, 2020
Warplanes kill 10, strike hospital in offensive in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Warplanes struck a town in a rebel-held enclave in northwestern Syria, killing at least 10 people, including…
UN council members point fingers over Syria aid crossings
Middle East
January 30, 2020
UN council members point fingers over Syria aid crossings
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members clashed Wednesday over humanitarian needs in war-torn Syria, weeks after the group’s…