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Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have clashed in the Nagorno-Karabakh region despite a proclaimed ceasefire which was supposed to have come into effect on Sunday.
"If they don't leave on their own, we'll chase them out like dogs," President Ilham Aliyev said on the eve of a new ceasefire on Sunday.
Armenia, Azerbaijan trade accusations of breaking new truce
The ex-Soviet neighbours agreed to a new truce from midnight on Sunday, as international mediators push for a stop to three weeks of heavy clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh.
US condemns Turkey over reported test of Russian system
The US criticised NATO ally Turkey after Ankara reportedly tested its Russian-made advanced air defence missile system.
Dismantling the counterterror narrative is long overdue
Comment: The language and logic of counter-terrorism established by the US has been used to justify a devastating spectrum of Muslim persecution ...
Surge in deadly crossings from crisis-hit Lebanon
A children's charity has found an increase in Lebanese attempting the dangerous crossing into Cyprus.
Saudi Arabia arrests 45 in fresh 'anti-corruption' campaign
Dozens of people, including public servants, are the latest to be arrested as part of Saudi Arabia's wide-reaching anti-corruption drive.
'Impunity reigns' one year after Lebanon protests: Amnesty
Amnesty International has urged Lebanese authorities to end harassment of activists and journalists, as well as the use of force against ...
Letting go of Lebanon's revolutionary nostalgia
Comment: Lebanon must let go of the symbolism of last year's revolution and accept its current uncertainty in order to create new hope in this ...
More than 10 Somali soldiers killed in Al-Shabab ambush
At least 10 Somali soldiers have been killed in an attack by the Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group Al-Shabab near the town of Afgoye
At least six killed in attack on Pakistan workers
At least six people were killed when a convoy of oil workers was ambushed by gunmen in Balochistan.
Israeli forces secretly destroyed two Syrian regime Golan outposts
Israeli forces secretly crossed a ceasefire line with Syria and destroyed two Syrian regime military outposts near the Golan Heights last month, ...
Lebanon wants Israel border deal in 'reasonable time': army
Lebanon hopes to resolve a maritime border dispute with Israel within a "reasonable time", its army said.
Lebanon, Israel begin landmark maritime border talks
Lebanon and Israel have began talks to settle a maritime border dispute.
Sudan’s PM sacks provincial governor after deadly protests
Abdalla Hamdok fired Saleh Ammar, the newly appointed governor of Kassala province, after protests against his appointment turned deadly
Istanbul authorities ban Kurdish-language play
Turkish authorities banned a Kurdish adaptation of a well-known satirical play over concerns of 'public order', just hours before it was due to open in Istanbul.
Lebanon rules out normalisation ahead of Israel border talks
Lebanon will only discuss the maritime border dispute with Israel in indirect talks tomorrow, Aoun said, ruling out the possibility of ...
Is time running out for Macron's credibility in Lebanon?
As experts point to Lebanon taking the initiative on reforms before Western aid is prepared, a new blueprint which is bolder yet more realistic ...
Armenia, Azerbaijan clash over Karabakh as Russia urges halt
Russia urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to immediately start observing a ceasefire agreed over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region as intense ...
Outrage as Israeli actress Gal Gadot announces Cleopatra role
Social media users took aim at Gal Gadot once again this week after she announced her new role as Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.
Fresh Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes as ceasefire fails to hold
A truce has not held between Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the two countries accusing each other of renewed attacks in the disputed territory of ...
Israel rejects US F-35 sale to Qatar, citing QME
'Security and our superiority in the region are the most significant things,' Israel's intelligence minister said following Qatar's request for ...
Karabakh leader says situation 'calmer' but truce fragile
Hopes that a Russian-brokered ceasefire might hold were further dashed on Sunday with both sides accusing the other of intense shelling.
Fires brought under control in Syria, Lebanon
Authorities have yet to reveal the full extent of the damage from the fires that broke out on Friday.
A bombing in Baghdad and another in Anbar killed two people in total, Iraqi security sources said.
Rights groups are concerned over Algeria's recent expulsion of thousands of asylum seekers to Niger.
Former prime minister Boubou Cisse was among those released on Wednesday.
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