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UN envoy welcomes Yemen truce, says difficult compromises needed

UN envoy welcomes Yemen truce, says difficult compromises needed

The United Nations special envoy for Yemen welcomed the start of a tentative truce in the country's year-old conflict on…
Syrian PM says Russia to back new Aleppo attack; opposition says truce near collapse

Syrian PM says Russia to back new Aleppo attack; opposition says truce near collapse

The Russian air force and Syrian military are preparing a joint operation to take Aleppo from rebels, the Syrian prime…
Staff evacuated from shuttered Libyan oil fields due to militant threat

Staff evacuated from shuttered Libyan oil fields due to militant threat

Staff have been evacuated from three oil fields in eastern Libya because of fears of attacks by Islamic State militants,…
Israel says half-year surge in Palestinian street violence wanes

Israel says half-year surge in Palestinian street violence wanes

A half-year-long surge in Palestinian street attacks against Israelis is waning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, while Hamas…
Suspected al-Qaeda militants execute 17 Yemeni army soldiers

Suspected al-Qaeda militants execute 17 Yemeni army soldiers

Suspected al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen seized and executed 17 soldiers loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday, local…
Lebanon to decide ‘soon’ on fate of Australian film crew

Lebanon to decide ‘soon’ on fate of Australian film crew

Lebanese authorities are expected to decide soon on whether a four-member Australian film crew will face charges in connection with…
With demolitions, Israel tightens squeeze on West Bank Palestinians

With demolitions, Israel tightens squeeze on West Bank Palestinians

In the past three months, the Israeli military has more than tripled its demolitions of Palestinian structures in the occupied…
China’s new Syria envoy praises Russian military mission

China’s new Syria envoy praises Russian military mission

China's first special envoy for the Syrian crisis praised Russia's military role in the war on Friday, and said the…
How Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has made al-Qaeda stronger – and richer

How Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has made al-Qaeda stronger – and richer

Once driven to near irrelevance by the rise of Islamic State abroad and security crackdowns at home, al-Qaeda in Yemen…
UN envoy urges rapid Libya handover as fragile peace holds

UN envoy urges rapid Libya handover as fragile peace holds

The UN envoy to Libya has urged a rapid, complete handover of power to a unity government that arrived in…
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