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Elite Iraqi units link up for Mosul assault: officers

Elite Iraqi units link up for Mosul assault: officers

Two elite Iraqi units linked up in Mosul on Saturday and will form a joint front to advance westward against…
Manhunt underway after 39 killed in Istanbul nightclub gun attack

Manhunt underway after 39 killed in Istanbul nightclub gun attack

Police in Istanbul launched a manhunt on Sunday for a gunman who killed at least 39 people, many of them…
Syria ceasefire, backed by Russia and Turkey, holds after initial clashes

Syria ceasefire, backed by Russia and Turkey, holds after initial clashes

A nationwide ceasefire in Syria, brokered by Russia and Turkey which back opposing sides in the conflict, appeared to hold…
Britain scolds Kerry for comments on Israeli government

Britain scolds Kerry for comments on Israeli government

Britain scolded U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for describing the Israeli government as the "most right-wing in Israeli history",…
Palestinian president: Peace with Israel achievable

Palestinian president: Peace with Israel achievable

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas responded to US Secretary of State John Kerry's Middle East speech in Washington on Wednesday by…
Iraqi forces in Mosul reinforced, new push against IS soon

Iraqi forces in Mosul reinforced, new push against IS soon

Iraqi forces stalled for weeks on the edges of Mosul have been bolstered by reinforcements and are now ready, along…
Israel halts new East Jerusalem homes before Kerry speech

Israel halts new East Jerusalem homes before Kerry speech

Israel pulled back from approving hundreds of new homes for Israelis in annexed East Jerusalem on Wednesday before a speech…
Turkey and Russia agree on proposal toward Syrian ceasefire, Anadolu says

Turkey and Russia agree on proposal toward Syrian ceasefire, Anadolu says

Turkey and Russia have agreed on a proposal toward a general ceasefire in Syria, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said on…
Netanyahu’s anti-Obama assault

Netanyahu’s anti-Obama assault

Benjamin Netanyahu has been unrelenting in his criticism of the Obama administration over what he condemned as its "shameful" decision…
Israel curbs working ties with nations that voted for UN resolution, including Egypt

Israel curbs working ties with nations that voted for UN resolution, including Egypt

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his nation's Foreign Ministry to temporarily limit all working ties with the embassies…
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