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Russia takes aim at UN aid to Syrian rebel areas
United Nations: Russia on Thursday called for changes to a UN measure allowing cross-border deliveri…
Israel extends arrest of Palestinian Jerusalem governor
Jerusalem: An Israeli court on Thursday extended the remand of the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem…
Israel jets bomb targets near Damascus, southern Syria: monitor
Damascus: Israeli jets on Thursday bombed several areas near Damascus as well as in southern Syria, …
UN chief tempers hopes on Yemen as rebels back peace talks
Buenos Aires: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday played down hopes for an imminent br…
Hundreds of injured Gazans at risk of infection: MSF
Ramallah: Around 1,000 Palestinians shot by Israeli forces during months of border clashes have infe…
Pompeo, Mattis urge Senate to maintain Saudi military support
Washington: Two top officials from President Donald Trump’s administration sought to persuade …
UN chief says ready to meet Saudi prince to discuss Yemen
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he was ready to meet Saudi Crow…
Trump peace plan to be unveiled in early 2019: Israel’s UN envoy
United Nations: US President Donald Trump’s administration has told Israel that it will presen…
UN wants Syria to account for war dead, detainees
United Nations: The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria urged the Security Council on Wednesday to pre…
Netanyahu hails opening of Czech House in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated a Czech House in Jerusalem on Tuesd…
Three US soldiers killed in Afghanistan: NATO
Kabul: Three US soldiers were killed and three wounded by a bomb in Afghanistan Tuesday, NATO said, …
US warns Russia over Syrian site of alleged chemical attack
Washington: The Pentagon warned Russia on Tuesday against interfering with the site of an alleged ch…
Ukrainian president warns of threat of ‘full-scale war’ with Russia
Kiev: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday warned of the threat of “full-scale war&…
Drought, conflict driving desperate Afghans to marry off children for money: UNICEF
GENEVA: With a devastating drought worsening an already horrendous humanitarian situation in Afghani…
Alleged Syria chemical attack: Is the Idlib deal in peril?
Beirut: A 10-week-old truce deal in northern Syria looked as precarious as ever Monday after an alle…
NATO demands Russia free seized Ukrainian ships
Brussels: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Monday demanded Russia free Ukrainian ships and sailors hel…
Israel rearrests Palestinian Jerusalem governor
Jerusalem: Israeli police arrested the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem for the second time in as m…
Around 100 Syrians struggle to breathe after ‘toxic’ attack
Damascus: Around 100 Syrians have been hospitalised with breathing difficulties in Aleppo, state med…
Drone strike kills five suspected Qaeda members in Yemen
Aden: A drone strike probably carried by the United States killed five suspected Al-Qaeda jihadists,…