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Oil price eases to US$55 per barrel on stronger dollar

Oil price eases to US$55 per barrel on stronger dollar

Oil prices edged down on Monday due to a renewed dollar rally but were still supported at levels of around…
Hamas blames Israel for killing of drone expert in Tunisia

Hamas blames Israel for killing of drone expert in Tunisia

The Palestinian Hamas group in Gaza blamed Israel on Saturday for the killing in Tunisia this week of a Tunisian…
Aleppo evacuations resume after stand-off over villages

Aleppo evacuations resume after stand-off over villages

Convoys of evacuees traveled from a rebel-held area of Aleppo and from two Shiite villages besieged by insurgents on Monday…
Jordan declares end of castle siege, says four gunmen killed

Jordan declares end of castle siege, says four gunmen killed

Jordanian security forces said they killed four "terrorist outlaws" after flushing them out of a castle in the southern city…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in clash: Palestinian officials

Israeli troops kill Palestinian in clash: Palestinian officials

Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager early Sunday during a confrontation in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. Security…
France postpones Middle East peace conference to January

France postpones Middle East peace conference to January

France has postponed a proposed Middle East peace conference in Paris to January next year, its ambassador to the United…
UN chief urges Israeli lawmakers to reconsider settlement bill

UN chief urges Israeli lawmakers to reconsider settlement bill

Outgoing United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Israeli lawmakers to reconsider a bill to legalize Israeli settlement homes…
Syrian rebels, government say new deal reached to secure Aleppo evacuation

Syrian rebels, government say new deal reached to secure Aleppo evacuation

A new deal has been reached to complete the evacuation of rebel-held areas of Syria's east Aleppo which ground to…
Turkish car bomb attack kills 13 soldiers, wounds 48: military

Turkish car bomb attack kills 13 soldiers, wounds 48: military

Thirteen soldiers were killed and 48 were wounded in a car bomb attack on a bus transporting off-duty personnel in…
‘Tiger’ Israel has wary eye on Iran after Syrian rebels lose Aleppo

‘Tiger’ Israel has wary eye on Iran after Syrian rebels lose Aleppo

The fall of Aleppo to Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran has heightened alarm in Israel about potential…
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