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UN removes Saudi-led Yemen coalition from child rights blacklist
The United Nations said on Monday it had removed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen from a child…
Aid group says IS group shooting civilians fleeing Fallujah battle
The Islamic State group (IS) has been shooting at civilians as they try to flee the fighting between Iraqi…
Top economic council approves Saudi reform plan
Saudi Arabia's National Transformation Plan, a pivotal element of the "Vision 2030" reforms announced in April…
Breaking: Jordan officers killed in attack at Baqaa camp near Amman
Five people have been killed in an attack on Jordanian intelligence officers at a Palestinian refugee camp on the…
Tunisia’s powerful union rejects Essebsi call to join government
Tunisia's powerful UGTT union, a joint winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, on Friday rejected a call…
Saudi’s deputy crown prince to visit U.S. for talks
Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince is expected to visit Washington in mid-June for talks with top U.S.…
ISIS halts Iraqi army at gates of Falluja
Islamic State fighters halted an Iraqi army assault on the city of Falluja with a counter-attack at its southern…
Hamas executes three convicted Palestinians in Gaza
Security forces from the Islamist group Hamas executed three convicted Palestinians at dawn on Tuesday, a move…
Libyan oil guard says captures coastal town from Islamic State after clashes
A force that controls oil terminals in eastern Libya said it had captured the town of Ben Jawad from Islamic State,…
Iraqi army pause at southern edge of Falluja, ISIS fights back vigorously
Islamic State militants fought back vigorously overnight against an onslaught by the Iraqi army on a southern…