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At least 30 dead as air strike hits hotel in Yemen

Wed Aug 23, 2017 14:30:43

At least 30 people were killed in an air strike that hit a small hotel north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, the armed Houthi movement said.

Britain urged to recognize sovereign Palestinian state

Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:41:28

Palestinian officials have called on the UK to recognize an independent Palestinian state and press the Israeli regime to end its colonial activities in the occupied lands.

Referendum to Put Iraqi Kurdistan Region Stability at Risk

Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:09:59

Iraqi Kurdistan region suffers deep social, political and economic problems and holding the referendum for independence now can provoke instability in the region.

Trump’s Afghan strategy will cause more bloodshed, terrorism: Corbyn

Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:00:38

UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on the British government not to “obediently applaud” US President Donald Trump’s plan for the deployment of additional troops to Afghanistan and more bombing, saying the new American strategy will cause more bloodshed, and increase terrorism.

Saudi jets kill Hadi loyalists by mistake

Wed Aug 23, 2017 09:31:51

Saudi Arabian warplanes have mistakenly killed three troops loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed former president and injured eight more.

ISIS virtually finished in Lebanon as Hezbollah, Syrian Army speed up offensive

Wed Aug 23, 2017 09:02:28

ISIS’ enclave on the border between Lebanon and Syria is imploding at an astonishing pace with Hezbollah, the Lebanese Army and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) all advancing in one big coordinated push.

Syria peace talks in Astana postponed to September: Kazakhstan

Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:14:45

Kazakhstan said on Tuesday that the next talks to try to thrash out a Syria peace plan in its capital Astana may be held in mid-September, after Russia had planned to hold them in late August.

Lebanon launched third phase of attack against ISIS militants

Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:08:10

The Lebanese Armed Forces say they have launched the third phase of a broad offensive to capture areas controlled by the ISIS group on the border with Syria.

Taliban ‘to turn Afghanistan into US graveyard’

Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:35:53

The Taliban militant group says it will turn Afghanistan into a “graveyard” for the United States following Washington’s announcement that it is continuing the occupation of the Asian country.

Iraqi Forces free more areas in Tal Afar

Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:24:54

Iraqi military forces stepped up their attack on ISIS militants in Tal Afar, managing to retake many districts in the town located 63 kilometers west of Mosul in Nineveh province.

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