Assad approves $9.2 billon budget
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday approved a $9.2-billion budget for his war-torn country, official media…
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Freed UK hostage and wife say they were chained, threatened by Abu Sayyaf while in captivity
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) -- A British man and his wife rescued this week from Islamist captors in the Philippines'…
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Philippines rescues British man, wife held by jihadists
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- MANILA, Philippines (AFP) Philippine soldiers on Monday rescued a British man and his wife from…
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Garbage crisis brings cholera to Yemen’s historic Taez
TAEZ, Yemen (AFP) -- Mounds of stinking garbage line the streets of Yemen's historic city of Taez, once renowned as…
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Dog wounded in Baghdadi raid back on duty
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The military dog slightly wounded in the US raid which resulted in the death of…
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Protecting oil: Trump’s latest Syria strategy under question
by Sylvie LANTEAUME WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After abruptly pulling US troops who protected Kurdish fighters, President Donald Trump…
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IS spokesman killed in fresh north Syria raid: SDF official
AIN AL-BAYDAH, Syria (AFP) -- The Islamic State group's spokesman was killed Sunday in northern Syria, a top Kurdish official…
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Villagers search for bodies after 70 killed in Afghan mosque blast
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Villagers searched for the bodies of their loved ones on Saturday in the rubble of…
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Deadly Turkey air strikes shatter NE Syria truce
by Delil Souleiman Agence France Presse TAL TAMR, Syria (AFP) -- Deadly Turkish air strikes Friday shattered an hours-old…
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More US sanctions on Turkey if no ceasefire: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is prepared to ratchet up economic pressure on Turkey if it does…
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Turkey defiant on Syria offensive as US demands ceasefire
by Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi with Nazeer al-Khatib in Ras al-Ain CEYLAPINAR, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its…
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Trump: US troops leaving Syria will ‘remain in region’ to prevent IS revival
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Monday that US troops withdrawing from Syria would remain in the…
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