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Cemetery workers in Yemen's Aden say there have been five times the normal amount of burials as medics and international organisations warn of a large-scale coronavirus outbreak.
Two regional Islamic State group leaders were killed in a strike on Deir az-Zour province earlier this week.
Thousands fleeing fighting in Yemen at risk of coronavirus
Tens of thousands of Yemenis continue to flee violence in the north, as the shadow of Covid-19 looms over them.
Funding gaps threaten Yemen coronavirus fight, says UN
A number of aid programmes in Yemen could be cut due to funding shortages, the UN warned, as the war-torn country grapples with its coronavirus ...
Yemen Aid: Battling coronavirus in a war zone
The New Arab's series 'Together Against Coronavirus' looks at how NGOs in the Middle East and beyond are tackling Covid-19.
Despite global truce appeal, 661,000 people newly displaced
Around 661,000 people in 19 countries were displaced by armed conflict since the UN secretary-general called for a global ceasefire during the coronavirus pandemic, an aid group said.
Opposition leader says Netanyahu embarrassing Israel
Yair Lapid launched as a scathing attack against Benjamin Netanyahu, whose corruption trial is the talk of the country.
A house divided: The battle for Yemen's south
A bid by separatists to assert control over southern Yemen has pushed the country closer to fragmentation.
Outrage over travel vlogger's Yemen stay during coronavirus pandemic
Polish social media influencer Eva Zu Beck has come under fire for her 'selfish' and 'immoral' stay on Yemen's remote Socotra island.
Taliban leader affirms commitment to peace deal with US
The leader of the Taliban says that his group is committed to a peace deal signed in February with the US, amid increasing violence between ...
Denmark sold arms to UAE despite Yemen war ban
Military hardware developed by Terma, a Danish aerospace and defence manufacturer, found its way into Emirati warships, even after Denmark ...
Rocket hits near US embassy in Baghdad
One rocket hit near the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday morning, security sources told AFP, the first to land in the high-security zone in ...
Deaths from coronavirus-like symptoms surge in Yemen's Aden
Yemen has reported just 18 coronavirus-linked deaths but doctors say the virus is likely running rampant, forcing the death rate up by at least ...
Suspected Israeli strikes kill 7 Iran-backed fighters in Syria
At least 7 Iranian-backed fighters were killed in eastern Syria overnight, a monitor said, in what is suspected to be Israeli strikes.
14 dead in sixth day of fighting in Yemen
Fourteen combatants have died in southern Yemen on Saturday.
US says Taliban honouring commitment to Afghanistan peace deal
US negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad says the Taliban have been fulfilling their commitments not to attack US forces under a recently signed deal, even though they have attacked Afghan troops
The Iraq Report: Kadhimi takes aim at pro-Iran militias
While hailed as a show of force by Iraq's new premier against malign Iranian influence, the arrest of pro-Iran militants may be little more than ...
Israel's former army chief appointed foreign minister
Ex-military chief Gabi Ashkenazi, who presided over the brutal 2008-2009 Gaza War, has secured the foreign affairs role for the Blue and White ...
Yemen in Focus: Dozens dying in coronavirus 'infested' Aden
This week we focus on increasing deaths in Aden, the underreporting of coronavirus cases, and more clashes.
Annexation looms, Democrats' 'opposition' is more feckless than ever
Comment: Though the Democratic Party is currently in no position to halt annexation, it could spell out the ramifications to Israel should ...
Prominent anti-BDS campaigner appointed as Israel's UN, US ambassador
The current Likud minister and fierce BDS opponent will take over the dual role as part of Netanyahu's government reshuffle.
Violence flares in Afghanistan as funeral, hospital attacked
The flare-up in violence comes as Afghanistan grapples with myriad crises including a rise in militant operations across the country and a surge ...
Yemen government allies fight southern separatists over Zinjibar
Fighting broke out between pro-government troops and separatists in southern Yemen, leaving 10 dead in the first major clash since separatists ...
Yemen's secessionists to 'halt Socotra escalations' during Ramadan
The Southern Transitional Council has vowed an end to escalations during the holy fasting month of Ramadan just days after rising violence.
Three rockets have struck a military complex used by US troops near Baghdad International Airport
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