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UN makes urgent plea to protect civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray

UN continues to receive reports of internal displacement in Tigray, Dujarric said.…

Xinhua

Militants attack Libya’s state-run oil company in Tripoli 

Government forces defeat attackers, no casualties reported 

Daily News Egypt

Israeli PM reportedly meets Saudi crown prince

Riyadh has declined to form formal ties with Israel, saying the Israeli-Palestinian…

Xinhua

Ethiopian military restores control of more towns in Tigray, urges civilians to ‘save themselves’ 

Next phases are decisive part of operation, which will encircle Mekelle using…

Mohammed El-Said

Sudan decides not to participate in ministerial meeting over GERD

Abbas noted Sudan's adherence to GERD negotiation process under the African Union…

Xinhua

UN appeals for support as over 33,000 Ethiopians flee to Sudan

UNHCR says in addition to Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan, number of internally…

Xinhua

Iraqi forces kill 16 Islamic State militants in Kirkuk

The security situation in Iraq has been improving since Iraqi security forces…

Xinhua

Turkey’s behavior “widening its separation” from EU, says Borrell

Meanwhile, the tension between Turkey and EU members Cyprus and Greece has…

Xinhua

Hunger looms over Ethiopia’s Tigray as conflict rages

Tigrayan peacekeepers in Somalia disarmed by Ethiopian colleagues, Reuters reports. TPLF leader…

Daily News Egypt

Israeli strikes kill 10 soldiers, fighters in Syria: monitor

Throughout the Syrian crisis, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes against…

Xinhua