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Syria peace talks to begin in Russia despite opposition boycott

Mon Jan 29, 2018 15:01:31

Delegates on Monday arrived for the first Syria peace congress in Russia, but expectations for the dialogue were tempered after the war-torn country's main opposition group said it would boycott the event.

Putin, Netanyahu to discuss Syria, Middle East, bilateral issues

Mon Jan 29, 2018 14:45:39

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Moscow on Monday. Netanyahu will pay a brief working visit to Russia, the Kremlin press service reported.

Trump & Pence effigies burned in Palestinian mock execution

Mon Jan 29, 2018 12:51:10

Palestinian protesters carried out a mock execution of US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, culminating in effigies of the pair being burned. The spectacle comes amid worsening US-Palestinian relations.

The dark underside of Saudi Arabia the crown prince is loath to change

Mon Jan 29, 2018 10:48:21

One view of Saudi Arabia was on display at the just-completed World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where the kingdom sought to reassure investors and show off traditional Saudi food, music and culture.

Gunmen attack Kabul military academy, multiple casualties

Mon Jan 29, 2018 09:54:57

Gunmen launched a pre-dawn raid on a military compound in Kabul on Monday, officials said, in an ongoing assault that has caused multiple casualties and is the third major attack in the city in recent days.

Syrian government says Turkish shelling damaged ancient temple

Sun Jan 28, 2018 14:01:54

The Syrian government and a war monitor said on Sunday that Turkish shelling of the Kurdish-held Afrin region of Syria had seriously damaged an ancient temple.

Separatists clash with Hadi's forces in Yemen's Aden

Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:51:38

Heavy clashes have erupted between Hadi's forces and separatists in the southern port city of Aden.

Iraq to take part in Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi — ambassador

Sun Jan 28, 2018 08:07:19

Iraq will participate in the Syrian National Dialogue Congress due in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on January 29-30, Iraq’s Ambassador in Moscow Haidar Mansour Hadi said in an interview with TASS.

Update: Toll from blast in Afghan capital up to at least 40 dead, 140 wounded - official

Sat Jan 27, 2018 13:00:03

The toll from a car-bomb blast in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday rose to at least 40 dead and 140 wounded, health ministry spokesman Wahid Majroh said.

US after rallying Kurds against Turkey: Iranian official

Sat Jan 27, 2018 12:18:08

Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei told MNA on Sat. that the US military coalition in Syria seeks to rally Kurds against Turkey, while Turkey is after disrupting US plans in the region.

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