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Air strike kills Syrian family of nine in rebel-held Ghouta: monitor
Middle East

Air strike kills Syrian family of nine in rebel-held Ghouta: monitor

A family of nine was killed in a Syrian government strike on eastern Ghouta, a war monitor said on Monday,…
Syrian government to blame for April sarin attack: U.N. report
Middle East

Syrian government to blame for April sarin attack: U.N. report

The Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad is to blame for a chemical attack on the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun…
Syria fighting largely halts as agreement kicks in
Middle East

Syria fighting largely halts as agreement kicks in

Fighting appeared to stop across most areas of western Syria on Saturday after a landmark "cessation of hostilities" came into…
UPDATE: Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay win U.N. council seats
Egypt

UPDATE: Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay win U.N. council seats

Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Uruguay and Ukraine were elected to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, pitting Kiev against veto-power…
Libya, Egypt ask UN to lift arms embargo to fight Islamic State
Egypt

Libya, Egypt ask UN to lift arms embargo to fight Islamic State

 Libya and Egypt asked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya, impose a…
Sisi says Egypt eyes UNSC membership
Egypt

Sisi says Egypt eyes UNSC membership

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that Egypt is specifically interested in obtaining a seat at the United Nation’s Security…
North Korea suspends last project with South, Putin cites Chernobyl
World

North Korea suspends last project with South, Putin cites Chernobyl

North Korea suspended its sole remaining major project with the South on Monday, after weeks of threats against the United…
Russia says West to blame for arms used by Mali rebels
World

Russia says West to blame for arms used by Mali rebels

Russia said Wednesday that the rebels fighting French and African troops in Mali are the same fighters the West armed…
Syria rejects talk of ‘civil war’ talk as fighting rages
World

Syria rejects talk of ‘civil war’ talk as fighting rages

  Syria rejected Monday new peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's comments labeling the conflict a civil war, as fighting rocked the cradle of…
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