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UN demands cessation of Syria hostilities, says situation ‘extreme’
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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