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Moscow hopes for truce ‘within hours’ as fighting rocks Aleppo
Russia said Tuesday it hoped a new ceasefire could be announced within hours for Syria's battered city of Aleppo,…
Islamic State kills U.S. serviceman in Iraq
Islamic State fighters killed a U.S. serviceman in northern Iraq on Tuesday when they overran Kurdish defenses…
Syrian conflict ‘in many ways out of control’, Kerry warns
Syria's civil war is "in many ways out of control" US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Monday, vowing to work…
Yemen’s Houthis seize military base, risking peace talks
Yemen's Houthi movement and its armed allies seized a military base north of the capital Sanaa on Sunday, dealing a…
Lebanese army kills ISIS leader at Syrian border
Lebanese forces killed an Islamic State leader on Thursday in an army operation in the mountainous border region…
Air strikes on Aleppo hospital kill 20, including children
Air strikes overnight on the al-Quds hospital in a rebel-held area of the Syrian city of Aleppo killed 20,…
Syrian food crisis deepens as war chokes farming
Syria's war has destroyed agricultural infrastructure and fractured the state system that provides farmers with…
Saudi prince unveils sweeping plans to end ‘addiction’ to oil
The powerful young prince overseeing Saudi Arabia's economy unveiled ambitious plans on Monday aimed at ending the…
Obama plans 250 more U.S. troops for Syria, boosting force to 300
President Barack Obama will announce on Monday he plans to send as many as 250 additional U.S. troops to Syria, a…
Day 3 of Yemen peace talks concludes without progress
AFP | Yemen | conflict | peace | Ali Abdullah Saleh | Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi The…