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Fire at Saudi hospital kills 25, injures 107
A pre-dawn fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia's southwestern port city of Jazan on Thursday killed 25 people and…
UN demands Syria allow urgent aid deliveries to 13.5 million
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution demanding that all combatants in Syria…
ISIS loses 14% of territory in Syria and Iraq
The “Islamic State” has lost 14 percent of the territory it held at the start of the year, suggesting the group…
Yemen ceasefire to be extended by week
Yemen's much-violated ceasefire will be extended for seven days after it officially expires Monday, the head of…
Putin says works ‘easily’ with both US, Damascus on Syria crisis
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia's unwavering position on the crisis in Syria, where it has steadfastly…
Pakistan Taliban reject ISIS leader’s claim to be ‘caliph’
Pakistan's Taliban have rejected ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's claim to be the global leader of all Muslims,…
Syria opposition reacts coolly to UN-backed peace plan
A UN-backed roadmap to end the Syrian war was met with scepticism Saturday by members of the country's fractured…
Senior Hezbollah figure killed in Israeli air raid in Syria
An Israeli air raid has killed a senior figure in the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, Samir Kuntar, near…
Turkey announces troop withdrawal from Iraq after Obama plea
Turkey on Saturday said it would "continue" to pull its troops out of northern Iraq after US President Barack…
Saudi Arabia’s oil exports surges to 7.364 mln bpd in October
Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports in October rose to 7.364 million barrels per day from 7.111 million bpd in…