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Killing of top Syrian rebel may derail negotiations

We will freeze any negotiations with the regime, says member of the…

Ahmed Abbas

Iraqi forces continue fight against ‘Islamic State’ in Ramadi

Iraqi forces have continued their drive into the heart of Ramadi, the…

Deutsche Welle

Palestinian knife assailant killed in Jerusalem

Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man who pulled a…

Deutsche Welle

Syrian rebel leader Zahran Allouch reportedly killed in airstrike

Several members of a powerful Syrian Islamist group have been killed in…

Deutsche Welle

Iraqi forces to retake control of Ramadi ‘within days’

Iraqi forces are on the verge of retaking western Ramadi as they…

Deutsche Welle

High civilian casualties in Russian air strikes in Syria may constitute war crimes: Amnesty International

Moscow-based analyst questions reliance on witness testimony and Amnesty's institutional bias

Ahmed Abbas

Tunisian Coast Guard arrests Egyptian fisherman

Egyptian fishermen are frequently detained attempting to fish in foreign waters

Salma Abdallah

State of emergency extended in Tunisia by 2 months

The Tunisian president announced the state of emergency on 24 November after…

Ahmed Abbas

Saudi defence forces intercepted missile targeting Southern city of Jazan

The missile was targeting an oil facility owned by Aramco, says Houthi-controlled…

Ahmed Abbas

Iraqi troops storm Ramadi to expel ‘Islamic State’

Our troops are moving forward to the city centre, fighting is now…

Ahmed Abbas