ceasefire
Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer
Middle East
December 30, 2018
Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban have rejected Kabul’s offer of talks next month in Saudi Arabia where the…
Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Iranian state media
Middle East
December 26, 2018
Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Iranian state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has been holding talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban with the knowledge of the Afghan government, a senior…
Yemen’s warring parties trade blame for breaching port ceasefire
Middle East
December 19, 2018
Yemen’s warring parties trade blame for breaching port ceasefire
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties have traded accusations of breaching a ceasefire in Hodeidah that was mediated by…
Yemen’s Hodeida calm after ceasefire takes effect
Middle East
December 18, 2018
Yemen’s Hodeida calm after ceasefire takes effect
Yemen’s flashpoint city of Hodeida was calm on Tuesday following heavy clashes that erupted after the UN-brokered ceasefire started…
Yemeni Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalition, raising peace prospects
Egypt
November 19, 2018
Yemeni Houthis halt missile attacks on Saudi coalition, raising peace prospects
DUBAI (Reuters) – Houthi rebels in Yemen said on Monday they were halting drone and missile attacks on Saudi…
Netanyahu in political showdown to avoid early Israeli election
Middle East
November 18, 2018
Netanyahu in political showdown to avoid early Israeli election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would make a last-ditch effort on Sunday to avoid the…
Netanyahu faces coalition crisis as key ministers resign, call for early elections
Middle East
November 16, 2018
Netanyahu faces coalition crisis as key ministers resign, call for early elections
Jerusalem (CNN) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced the most serious challenge to his right-wing coalition in nearly…
Fighting eases in Yemen but no official cease-fire in place
Middle East
November 15, 2018
Fighting eases in Yemen but no official cease-fire in place
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say fighting has eased in the war-ravaged country, especially in the key port…
Saudi-led coalition orders halt in assault on Yemen’s Hodeidah: sources
Middle East
November 15, 2018
Saudi-led coalition orders halt in assault on Yemen’s Hodeidah: sources
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition has ordered a halt in its offensive against Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen’s…
Turkey calls for ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib, Russia opposes
Middle East
September 7, 2018
Turkey calls for ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib, Russia opposes
(Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for a ceasefire in the rebel-held region of Idlib in northwest Syria…