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Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport, fears for population grow
Middle East
June 21, 2018
Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport, fears for population grow
Fears of a humanitarian crisis in Yemen’s main port city Hodeidah grew as fighting spilled into residential districts on…
Philippine Congress extends martial law in south amid siege
World
July 22, 2017
Philippine Congress extends martial law in south amid siege
The Philippine Congress on Saturday overwhelmingly approved the president’s appeal for martial law in the south to be extended to…
Rebels’ Aleppo gains improve our negotiating hand: Syria opposition
Middle East
August 13, 2016
Rebels’ Aleppo gains improve our negotiating hand: Syria opposition
Rebel gains which have broken a Syrian government siege in the city of Aleppo will strengthen the opposition's hand should…
Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege
Middle East
August 7, 2016
Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege
Syrian rebels broke through to besieged opposition-held areas in eastern Aleppo on Saturday in an assault on a major government…
Rebels launch major assault to break siege of opposition-held Aleppo
Middle East
August 1, 2016
Rebels launch major assault to break siege of opposition-held Aleppo
Syrian rebel fighters launched on Sunday a major assault on government-held southwestern parts of Aleppo in the first major drive…
Aleppo rebels brace for long Syrian government siege
Middle East
July 13, 2016
Aleppo rebels brace for long Syrian government siege
Rebel areas of Aleppo have stockpiled enough basic supplies to survive months of siege by Syrian pro-government forces that cut…
‘Road of death’ to Aleppo pounded as air strikes cut off rebel areas
Middle East
June 13, 2016
‘Road of death’ to Aleppo pounded as air strikes cut off rebel areas
The opposition-held sector of Syria's divided city of Aleppo has been cut off from the outside world in recent days…
Freedom Flotilla 2 to sail for Gaza by end of June
Egypt
May 10, 2011
Freedom Flotilla 2 to sail for Gaza by end of June
The international steering committee of Freedom Flotilla 2, a planned convoy of ships aiming to bring material and moral support…