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Iraqi Shi’ite Coalition Close To Nominating Prime Minister
A bloc comprising Iraq's biggest Shi'ite parties is close to nominating a prime minister, the deputy speaker of…
Israel Ministers Talk Of Crushing Hamas Vowing To Fight
Israeli cabinet ministers said the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers must be crushed while the militant group vowed to keep…
Iraqi PM Orders Air Force To Help Kurds Fight Islamic State
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered his air force for the first time to back Kurdish forces against…
Israelis, Palestinians Enter 72-Hour Gaza Truce
Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian guerrillas entered a 72-hour truce on Tuesday mediated by Egypt with a view to…
ISIS Takes Over Iraq’s Biggest Dam
Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took over Iraq's biggest dam unopposed by Kurdish…
Censured Over Shelter Deaths, Israel Declares Seven-Hour Gaza Truce
Israel said it would unilaterally hold fire in most of the Gaza Strip on Monday to facilitate the entry of…
Soldier Feared Abducted Is Dead, Israel Says
Israel on Sunday declared dead a soldier feared abducted by Hamas Islamist militants in the Gaza Strip and said it…
Saudi King Labels Israeli Offensive in Gaza a War Crime
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah broke his silence on Friday over the three-week-old conflict in Gaza, condemning what…
Gaza Toll Soars As Israel ‘Days’ From Completing Tunnel Hunt
Israel pressed ahead with its Gaza offensive saying it was days from achieving its core goal of destroying all…
Libya Seeks Ceasefire As South Tripoli A Militia ‘War Zone’
Black plumes of smoke marked shell blasts and bulldozed earthen barricades mapped out the frontlines around…