Saudis offer ceasefire to Yemen’s Huthis as conflict escalates
by Anuj Chopra with Dana Moukhallati in Dubai RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia on Monday offered Yemen's Huthi…
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7 rockets target Iraq base housing US troops: security source
SAMARRA, Iraq (AFP) -- Seven rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase housing US troops north of Baghdad on Monday, a security…
5 years ago
Drone hits eastern Saudi port, missile targets Aramco facilities: energy ministry
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- A drone struck a Saudi oil port and a ballistic missile targeted facilities of energy…
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US warns China on force at sea, again rejects claims
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Friday warned China against the use of force in disputed…
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World’s longest internet shutdown ends in parts of Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The world's longest internet shutdown -- affecting more than a million people for 19 months…
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Israeli firm in Gaza extracts drinking water from air
by Guillaume Lavallee Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — The densely populated Gaza Strip has long lacked sufficient…
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Heavy rains trigger collapse at Yemen’s newly restored museum
TAEZ, Yemen (AFP) — Heavy rains have triggered the collapse of parts of the newly restored National Museum in Yemen's…
6 years ago
India hails ‘game-changer’ French jets as China tensions soar
by Didier Lauras with Jalees Andrabi in New Delhi AMBALA, India (AFP) -- India's defence minister hailed the formal commissioning…
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Syria battles forest fires for seventh day straight
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Syrian firefighters and army helicopters Wednesday battled forest fires for a seventh consecutive day in government-held…
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Afghanistan VP lightly wounded in deadly Kabul blast
by Emal HAIDARY KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh sustained minor injuries Wednesday when an explosion targeted…
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Mali opposition offers backing to coup leaders
by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Army colonel Assimi Goita on Wednesday introduced himself as Mali's…
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Lebanon, small Mideast country mired in tragedies
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Lebanon, a small multi-confessional country which endured a devastating 15-year civil war, has often been caught…
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