Syria rebel gains as UN raps govt evacuation ‘strategy’
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - by Rana Moussaoui Rebels and jihadists battled pro-government forces in the central Syrian province of Hama…
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Middle East
Libya says last chemical weapons stocks shipped out
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) - by Mohamad Ali Harissi Libya has shipped the last of its chemical weapons stocks out of…
10 years ago
Iraq forces retake key town south of Mosul
QAYYARAH, Iraq (AFP) - by Abdelhamid Zebari Iraqi forces on Thursday pushed the Islamic State group from Qayyarah, a northern town…
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Turkey strikes IS as Syria border tensions flare
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - by Stuart WILLIAMS Turkey on Tuesday pounded Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria with new artillery strikes…
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UN bracing for massive flight from Iraq’s Mosul
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The United Nations said Tuesday it was rushing to build camps to accommodate what it expects to…
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Deadly battles as Yemen army seeks to break Taez siege
ADEN, Yemen (AFP) - Deadly clashes raged on Monday between Yemeni government forces battling to secure an entrance to the…
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Syrian regime jets hit Kurdish positions, even after US warning
HASAKEH, Syria (AFP) - by with Thomas Watkins in Washington Syrian regime jets pounded US-backed Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria for…
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Saudi facing ‘long’ Yemen war after talks fail
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - by Ian Timberlake Six months after Saudi Arabia said its war in Yemen was winding down,…
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Rocket kills 7 civilians in Saudi as Yemen probe begins
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Saudi Arabia suffered its worst civilian death toll Tuesday in cross-border shelling from Yemen as an…
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Russia launches first Syria raids from Iran base
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber Russia said Tuesday its warplanes flew out of an Iranian airbase for the first time to…
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Yemen govt threatens to boycott peace talks
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Yemen's government threatened Thursday to boycott UN-brokered peace talks, on the eve of their expected resumption…
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How one man spread a killer virus in hospital
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A single patient infected 82 people with the deadly MERS virus in an overcrowded South Korean emergency…
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