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New clashes at Al-Aqsa mosque compound

New clashes at Al-Aqsa mosque compound

New clashes broke out on Monday morning between Israeli police and Palestinians at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, an AFP…
Insight: Aden’s chaotic return to life tests Gulf-backed security

Insight: Aden’s chaotic return to life tests Gulf-backed security

Aden's al-Qasr Hotel is the temporary home of Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi after his return from exile in Saudi…
Japan to offer 532.95 mn pounds to support refugees fleeing Syria, Iraq: NHK

Japan to offer 532.95 mn pounds to support refugees fleeing Syria, Iraq: NHK

Japan, which accepted just 11 asylum seekers out of 5,000 applications last year, will provide about US$810 million (532.95 million…
Putin says Russia has no plans to deploy combat troops in Syria

Putin says Russia has no plans to deploy combat troops in Syria

Russia has no plans for now to deploy combat troops in Syria, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, addressing US…
Yemen’s Hadi urges rebels to lay down arms

Yemen’s Hadi urges rebels to lay down arms

President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi on Sunday urged Shi'ite rebels to lay down their arms and resume dialogue to end Yemen's…
Ceasefire holds in northwest Syria after violation overnight: monitor

Ceasefire holds in northwest Syria after violation overnight: monitor

A week-old ceasefire agreement in northwest Syria appeared to hold on Sunday after it was violated for the first time…
Saudi-led coalition helicopter attack kills 25 civilians in Yemen village: residents

Saudi-led coalition helicopter attack kills 25 civilians in Yemen village: residents

Air strikes by helicopters from a Saudi-led alliance killed 25 civilians in a Yemeni village on Sunday, residents and medics…
A stampede survivor’s tale: ‘I was pinned down’

A stampede survivor’s tale: ‘I was pinned down’

Hamza Musa Kabir from Kano in northern Nigeria survived the massive stampede at the hajj by shedding his pilgrim's garment…
17 migrants killed when boat sinks off Turkish coast: Anadolu

17 migrants killed when boat sinks off Turkish coast: Anadolu

Seventeen migrants drowned when their boat sank on Sunday off the Turkish coast while headed for the Greek island of…
Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site

Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site

Israeli police and Palestinians clashed on Sunday at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound, where violence in recent weeks has raised international…
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