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A man armed with a long knife was arrested in Lyon as he was about to board a tram
Syrian rebels have bombed regime positions in the northwest of the country in retaliation for a Russian airstrike which killed up to 100 fighters.
Rights groups slam Houthi attack on Taiz children's hospital
Doctors Without Borders [MSF] and local rights organisations condemned the recent shelling of a children's hospital by Houthi rebels in Taiz.
IS claims responsibility for deadly Afghanistan bombing
At least 18 people were killed in the suicide bombing in the capital Kabul.
Lebanese hostage negotiator vows to return Americans from Syria
Several Americans are missing and believed to be held as hostages in Syria.
Syria regime demands 'US troop withdrawal for captives' release'
The Syrian regime is believed to be holding four American captives.
In US election, Biden is out-advertising Trump
Barack Obama's former vice president is projected to spend twice as much as the Republican billionaire incumbent on television advertisements by ...
Trump to delist Sudan from terror list for $335m
Sudan could soon see itself removed from the US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism after President Donald Trump said he was ready to make ...
Russia violates Syria ceasefire with new Idlib airstrikes
Russia became a new member of the 47-seat UN human rights council on Tuesday.
Syria builds new Covid ward, prepares for second wave
Syria has already been ravaged by an outbreak of Covid-19.
UN rejects Saudi bid for human rights council
Relief, dismay and anger have surrounded the latest additions to the UN's Human Rights Council
Syrian opposition ‘government’ declares Al-Bab ‘disaster area’ amid coronavirus
The Syrian opposition’s ‘interim government’ has declared the city of Al-Bab in northwestern Syria a ‘disaster area’ amid an increase in ...
Iraqi militias agree 'conditional ceasefire' to halt US attacks
Iraqi militia leaders have proposed a conditional ceasefire, if the government negotiates an end to the US military presence in the country.
Two civilians killed in Baghdad, Anbar explosions
A bombing in Baghdad and another in Anbar killed two people in total, Iraqi security sources said.
Shelling, missile fire ahead of Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
The region's ombudsman Artak Beglaryan said Azerbaijan had fired missiles on civilian areas of its main city Stepanakert, which has been under ...
Syria Insight: Russia's intervention five years on (Part 1)
In-depth: Five years have passed since Russia's intervention in Syria's war began. For Syrians, it is a time of loss and mourning.
Mark Ruffalo 'The Hulk' defends the Palestinians
The Avengers star slammed Israel's 'asymmetric warfare' against the Palestinians.
Assad says he will personally test Russian coronavirus vaccine
In an interview with the Sputnik news agency, Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad says that he will personally take a controversial new coronavirus ...
Three humanitarian workers injured in Syria's Al-Bab blast
Three humanitarian workers were injured in Tuesday's Al-Bab bombing, which left at least 18 people dead.
Nineteen killed in car bomb attack in northern Syria
A car bomb attack in the northern Syrian city of Al-Bab, which is controlled by Turkish-allied forces, has killed 19 people, most of them ...
Exhausted Armenians gather at Karabakh border after fleeing fighting
Families are fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh to the Armenian border town of Goris, as first step to reaching Yerevan, 350 kilometres to the northwest.
US push for Arab-Israel normalisation divides Sudanese leaders
Sudan removing its name from a list of state sponsors of terrorism is Washington's leverage to push for normalisation with Israel, but ...
Jordan deports husband of US-wanted Palestinian Ahlam al-Tamimi
The husband of Ahlam al-Tamimi was expelled from Jordan after authorities refused to renew his residency permit.
Turkey, Iran deploy 'game-changing' drones in north Iraq
Drone use has expanded dramatically in northern Iraq since Turkey launched a new assault in June, analysts and residents say.
Russia's intervention in the Syria war has cost thousands of lives.
HTS have used bomb-laden vehicles to target regime positions.
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