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Syria peace talks in peril before they even start

Syria peace talks in peril before they even start

The future of the biggest push to date to end Syria's brutal civil war looked highly uncertain Sunday with the…
Yemen’s Houthis detain journalist, activists in Sanaa

Yemen’s Houthis detain journalist, activists in Sanaa

Gunmen from Yemen's Houthi movement detained a local journalist and five activists after a raid on an apartment in the…
Syria Kurds leave Geneva without peace talks invites: sources

Syria Kurds leave Geneva without peace talks invites: sources

Syrian Kurdish figures hoping to take part in fragile UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva have left the Swiss city after…
Iran to buy 40 ATR planes: vice minister

Iran to buy 40 ATR planes: vice minister

Iran expects to finalize within days a deal to buy up to 40 planes from ATR, the European manufacturer of…
Obama looks to take fight to Islamic State in Libya

Obama looks to take fight to Islamic State in Libya

US President Barack Obama has asked key advisors to draw up options for ratcheting up the fight against the Islamic…
16 more starve to death in Syria’s besieged Madaya: MSF

16 more starve to death in Syria’s besieged Madaya: MSF

Sixteen more people have died of starvation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya since an aid convoy entered earlier…
Syrian opposition to go to Geneva as peace talks open

Syrian opposition to go to Geneva as peace talks open

Syria's main opposition group agreed to travel to Geneva, where the United Nations on Friday opened peace talks to end…
UN Syria envoy to start talks in Geneva without opposition

UN Syria envoy to start talks in Geneva without opposition

A UN official said Syrian peace talks will begin in Geneva as planned Friday, despite an ongoing boycott by the…
Suicide, shooting attack on Saudi Shi’ite mosque kills four

Suicide, shooting attack on Saudi Shi’ite mosque kills four

A suicide bombing and gun attack on Shi'ite Muslim worshippers killed at least four people in eastern Saudi Arabia on…
Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW

Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW

Iran's Revolutionary Guards has recruited thousands of Afghans, some by coercion, to fight in Syria's war alongside forces loyal to…
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