GAZA (Reuters) – A ceasefire between Israel and militant groups in Gaza appeared to be taking place on Sunday, ending the intensifying upsurge in violence surrounding the Palestinian enclave since the 2014 …
Read More »Saudi air defenses intercept missiles above capital: coalition
DUBAI / RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia's air defense forces intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi militia on Riyadh Sunday, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said on Sunday. "The …
Read More »Islamic State: Free Sunni women or Iraqi security men die
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants kidnapped six members of Iraqi security forces and threatened to kill them in three days unless the government releases Sunni Muslim prisoners, the group said on …
Read More »Islamic State – Sunni women or Iraqi security men are killed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants kidnapped six members of Iraqi security forces and threatened to kill them in three days unless the government releases Sunni Muslim prisoners, the group said on …
Read More »Assad challenges the United States, presses assault in southwestern Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Helicopters from the Syrian government threw barrel bombs in opposition areas in the southwestern part of the country on Friday for the first time in a year, a war …
Read More »Houthis from Yemen indicate willingness to deliver the port to the US UU – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huties aligned with Iran in Yemen said they would be willing to hand over management of the Hodeidah port to the United Nations, a possible breakthrough in a conflict …
Read More »Houthis of Yemen indicate willingness to deliver port to U.N .: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huties aligned with Iran in Yemen said they would be willing to hand over management of the Hodeidah port to the United Nations, a possible breakthrough in a conflict …
Read More »Afghan pacifist protesters arrive in Kabul exhausted and tired of the war
KABUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of Afghan pacifist protesters arrived exhausted on Monday in the capital, Kabul, after spending the month of Ramadan fasting across the war-torn and war-ravaged country, largely under Taliban …
Read More »Iraqi Prime Minister asks political blocs to meet after the Eid holiday
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called on Iraq's political groups on Thursday to meet after the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr and agree on how to move forward in establishing a …
Read More »The Arab states launch the biggest assault on the Yemen war with attack on the main port
ADEN (Reuters) – A Saudi-led alliance of Arab states launched the biggest assault on Yemen's war on Wednesday with an attack on the country's main port, with the aim of bringing the …
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