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Top IS commander Shishani killed: sources
A top Islamic State group commander, Omar al-Shishani, has been killed in Iraq, the jihadist-linked Amaq agency…
Israel opens Gaza crossing for first time in nine years
Israel opened a major crossing point between Israel and Gaza on Wednesday to allow the transfer of vehicles…
Syria’s Assad says Putin has not talked about political transition
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Aleppo rebels brace for long Syrian government siege
Rebel areas of Aleppo have stockpiled enough basic supplies to survive months of siege by Syrian pro-government…
Syria army presses Aleppo offensive despite truce extension
Syria's army has extended a nationwide truce for another three days, but continued Tuesday to press its campaign…
Car bomb kills nine north of Baghdad, say sources
At least nine people were killed and 32 wounded on Tuesday when a car packed with explosives was detonated in a…
Saudi minister hopes slower global growth won’t hit oil demand
Saudi Arabia hopes that slower global growth will not trigger a fall in the current healthy demand for oil, Energy…
NATO to use surveillance planes against IS group
NATO leaders on Saturday agreed to deploy sophisticated surveillance aircraft to support the US-led fight against…
Iraqi forces say recapture airbase on way to Mosul
Iraqi government forces said they seized back control of a major airbase on Saturday, a staging post on their way…
South Sudan’s capital calm after two days of gunbattles
South Sudan's capital Juba was quiet but tense on Saturday, a Reuters witness and an aid worker said, after two…