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Libya government accepts UN ceasefire proposal, implementation unclear
Middle East
August 10, 2019
Libya government accepts UN ceasefire proposal, implementation unclear
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized government, which is facing a campaign by eastern troops to take the capital, has…
Clashes resume in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue
Middle East
August 10, 2019
Clashes resume in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue
ADEN (Reuters) – Fierce clashes resumed on Saturday in Yemen’s southern port of Aden between nominally allied forces that have…
Iran asks U.N. chief to push back against U.S. sanctions on foreign minister
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Iran asks U.N. chief to push back against U.S. sanctions on foreign minister
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran asked U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday to push back against the United States after…
Iran says sanctions show US ‘afraid’ of top diplomat
Middle East
August 1, 2019
Iran says sanctions show US ‘afraid’ of top diplomat
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday mocked a US decision to impose sanctions on his top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif,…
Twin attacks kill 20 police in Yemen’s Aden: sources
Middle East
August 1, 2019
Twin attacks kill 20 police in Yemen’s Aden: sources
Two separate attacks killed at least 20 police in Yemen’s government-held second city Aden Thursday, one by Shiite rebels and…
Two-thirds of U.N. Security Council ask U.N. chief for Syria hospital attacks inquiry
Middle East
July 31, 2019
Two-thirds of U.N. Security Council ask U.N. chief for Syria hospital attacks inquiry
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Two-thirds of the United Nations Security Council – including the United States, Britain and France –…
Saudi-led forces, Israel among states rapped by UN for killing children
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Saudi-led forces, Israel among states rapped by UN for killing children
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition fighting in Yemen killed or injured 729 children during 2018, accounting…
Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea after ‘worst’ wreck of year
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea after ‘worst’ wreck of year
Rescue workers said Friday they had plucked the bodies of 62 migrants from waters off the Libyan coast a day…
Saudi-led alliance launches airstrikes on Yemen’s rebel capital
Middle East
July 20, 2019
Saudi-led alliance launches airstrikes on Yemen’s rebel capital
The Saudi-led coalition on Saturday unleashed airstrikes on rebel positions in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, Saudi state television reported…
Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Middle East
July 19, 2019
Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Thursday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of…