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Lebanon cabinet approves plan to end trash crisis
Lebanon's cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to end a months-long trash crisis that has sparked unprecedented…
ISIS attacks Syrian air base in east, dozens reported killed
Dozens of Syrian government troops and Islamic State fighters have been killed in fighting around a government-held…
UN likely to back raising Palestinian flag
The United Nations is expected on Thursday to allow the Palestinians to raise their flag at its headquarters in…
Russian troops join combat in Syria
Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government troops, three…
US warns Russia moves in Syria risk ‘confrontation’
The White House on Tuesday warned that a Russian military buildup in Syria could spark a "confrontation" with…
Intense Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen capital
Saudi-led warplanes pounded rebel positions in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday, an AFP correspondent said, reporting…
ISIS takes Syrian state’s last oilfield
Islamic State fighters have seized the last major oilfield under Syrian government control during battles over a…
France will not intervene on the ground in Syria
President Francois Hollande on Monday ruled out sending French ground troops to Syria. "It would be inconsequential…
Russian experts in Syria inspect, expand air bases
Russian military experts who arrived in Syria weeks ago have been inspecting air bases and working to enlarge…
Saudi-led coalition jets kill 20 at wake in Yemen
Jets belonging to a Saudi-led coalition accidentally killed at least 20 people at a wake in northern Yemen on…