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Palestinian police condemns death of civilian by Egyptian army

Army spokesperson says “no information available concerning the incident”

Adham Youssef

Saudi-led Arab Coalition forces advance towards Sana’a  

Fighting is now 30km from Sana'a airport

Salma Abdallah

Evacuation of IS militants halted after top rebel’s killing

UN urged all sides on the ground not to impede political process

Ahmed Abbas

UN sets January target date for Syria peace talks

The UN has named January 25 as the day for representatives of…

Deutsche Welle

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