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Libya intervention risky, eastern commander best option: Sisi

Libya intervention risky, eastern commander best option: Sisi

Military intervention in Libya is risky and foreign powers would be better off supporting a military commander based in the…
Arab League welcomes Russian troop withdrawal from Syria

Arab League welcomes Russian troop withdrawal from Syria

The Arab League has welcomed Russia's decision to withdraw its troops from Syria, saying on Wednesday the move would help…
Assad adviser says Russian forces can return to Syria after withdrawal

Assad adviser says Russian forces can return to Syria after withdrawal

A top adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday Russian forces could return to Syria after withdrawing, and…
Israel seizes large tracts of land in occupied West Bank: Army Radio

Israel seizes large tracts of land in occupied West Bank: Army Radio

Israel has appropriated large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city…
Saudi-led air strikes kill 41 civilians in Yemen: health official

Saudi-led air strikes kill 41 civilians in Yemen: health official

Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition killed 41 civilians and wounded 75 others on Tuesday in Yemen's northwestern province of…
Iran says missiles for self defense, tests do not violate nuclear deal

Iran says missiles for self defense, tests do not violate nuclear deal

Iran's foreign minister said on Tuesday that its ballistic missiles were for self-defense and that recent tests condemned by the…
Israel says not convinced by ‘logic’ of French peace initiative

Israel says not convinced by ‘logic’ of French peace initiative

Israel said it was struggling to "understand the logic" of a French peace initiative favored by the Palestinians after Israeli…
Putin says Russians to start withdrawing from Syria, as peace talks resume

Putin says Russians to start withdrawing from Syria, as peace talks resume

President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on Monday that "the main part" of Russian armed forces in Syria…
Syrian war creates child refugees and child soldiers: UNICEF report

Syrian war creates child refugees and child soldiers: UNICEF report

Syria's five-year-old conflict has created 2.4 million child refugees, killed many and led to the recruitment of children as fighters,…
Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah

Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it would punish anyone who belongs to Lebanon's Iran-backed Shi'ite Islamist group Hezbollah, sympathises with…
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