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UN demands cessation of Syria hostilities, says situation ‘extreme’
Middle East
February 6, 2018
UN demands cessation of Syria hostilities, says situation ‘extreme’
UN representatives in Syria called on Tuesday for an immediate cessation of hostilities lasting at least month throughout Syria to…
Israel issues deportation notices to African asylum seekers
Middle East
February 5, 2018
Israel issues deportation notices to African asylum seekers
Letters offering a plane ticket and $3,500 (€2,800) on Sunday reached the first of what Israeli newspaper Haaretz said were…
US investigating possible sarin gas attacks in Syria: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
Middle East
February 3, 2018
US investigating possible sarin gas attacks in Syria: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
The United States is investigating whether the Syrian government recently used sarin gas in attacks on the opposition, US Secretary…
UN Syria mediator to head commission to draft new Syrian constitution: Ifax
Middle East
January 29, 2018
UN Syria mediator to head commission to draft new Syrian constitution: Ifax
United Nations Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura will head a new constitutional commission that will be set up at a…
Israel accuses UN rights forum of bias over Palestinians
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Israel accuses UN rights forum of bias over Palestinians
Israel accused the United Nations on Tuesday of continuous discrimination against it over its treatment of Palestinians and called for…
Top UN mediator for Yemen steps down
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Top UN mediator for Yemen steps down
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Monday said that the international body’s top mediator for the conflict in Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh…
Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5 billion in Yemen aid, expand port capacity
Middle East
January 22, 2018
Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5 billion in Yemen aid, expand port capacity
A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would commit $1.5 billion in new humanitarian aid for…
Lebanese push for more participation of women in politics
Middle East
January 21, 2018
Lebanese push for more participation of women in politics
Lebanon is campaigning to get at least five times more women elected to parliament this spring in its first vote…
Sudan, Ethiopia agree to deploy joint military forces to secure borders, GERD
Egypt
January 18, 2018
Sudan, Ethiopia agree to deploy joint military forces to secure borders, GERD
Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed recently to deploy joint military forces to provide protection to their borders and the Ethiopian…
Israel’s Netanyahu says Indian peace hero Gandhi an inspiration
Middle East
January 17, 2018
Israel’s Netanyahu says Indian peace hero Gandhi an inspiration
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the home of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday, saying modern India’s founding father and promoter…