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Tunisian soldier shot dead after opening fire on colleagues and killing one

Tunisian soldier shot dead after opening fire on colleagues and killing one

 A Tunisian soldier opened fire on colleagues at a military base in the capital Tunis on Monday, killing a colonel…
A look at former Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert’s career

A look at former Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert’s career

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison in a case involving allegations he…
Sudan confiscates 9 daily newspapers

Sudan confiscates 9 daily newspapers

Sudan’s security services confiscated nine printed dailies without clarifying their reasons for doing so on Monday. Othman Marghany, chief editor of…
Iraq regains ground from Islamic State; mass deaths reported in Palmyra

Iraq regains ground from Islamic State; mass deaths reported in Palmyra

Iraqi forces recaptured territory from advancing Islamic State militants near the recently-fallen city of Ramadi on Sunday, while in Syria…
Iraqi forces regain ground from Islamic State east of Ramadi

Iraqi forces regain ground from Islamic State east of Ramadi

Iraqi forces regained ground from Islamic State militants in western Iraq on Sunday, advancing towards the city of Ramadi one…
State TV: Islamic State killed 400 people in Syria’s Palmyra

State TV: Islamic State killed 400 people in Syria’s Palmyra

Islamic State fighters have killed at least 400 people in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, most of them women and…
Saudi Arabia identifies bomber of Shi’ite mosque

Saudi Arabia identifies bomber of Shi’ite mosque

Saudi authorities said on Saturday that the suicide bomber who bombed the Shi'ite mosque on Friday in Qatif city, leaving…
Unable to halt Europe-bound migrants, Tripoli demands help

Unable to halt Europe-bound migrants, Tripoli demands help

Europe cannot halt the deadly traffic of African migrants across the Mediterranean unless it ends a boycott of forces that…
Saudi clerics urge calm as village hit by Islamic State seethes

Saudi clerics urge calm as village hit by Islamic State seethes

Saudi Arabia's top Sunni cleric on Saturday branded a deadly attack on Shi'ite Muslims a bid to sow chaos, after…
Witnesses: Fighting partly destroys Yemeni-Saudi border crossing

Witnesses: Fighting partly destroys Yemeni-Saudi border crossing

Saudi forces and Yemen's Houthi militia traded heavy artillery fire which blew up part of the main border crossing between…
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