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China downgrades travel warning
Decision expected to positively affect tourism, says foreign ministry spokesman
Sudan’s Bashir unveils new government after reform calls
It was the most serious split in years within Bashir's National Congress…
Israel, Jordan, Palestinians to sign Red Sea-Dead Sea deal
Some will be desalinated and distributed to Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians,…
Baghdad area bombings kill 28
At least 10 bombs exploded from around mid-day onwards across Baghdad, targeting…
Dutch premier’s Israel trip hit by Gaza row
Rutte was to have inaugurated the scanner on the frontier with the…
Damascus blast kills four as rebels take Christian town
The small town is renowned as a symbol of the long Christian…
Syria war toll nearly 126,000: NGO
The dead include 44,381 civilians, among them 6,627 children and 4,454 women.
Iran’s Zarif reassures Gulf Arabs over nuclear deal
The Islamic republic last Sunday struck a landmark deal in Geneva with…
A Syria solution must have Assad’s blessing: Minister
The opposition has agreed to attend the talks on condition that they…
Iraq funeral bomb kills 12 after deadly month
Officials have adopted an array of measures aimed at halting the attacks,…