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UN Security Council to discuss aid to besieged Syria towns - 01/09/2016

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN Security Council will meet Monday to weigh urgent efforts to deliver badly needed aid to three besieged towns in Syria, the council presidency said Friday....

Anti-Saudi protests in Iran as row smoulders - 01/09/2016

TEHRAN, IRAN, Siavosh Ghazi- Anti-Saudi demonstrators took to the streets of Tehran on Friday to protest Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and after Iran accused its rival of bombing...

Security experts fear 'European 9/11' in the coming year - 01/09/2016

PARIS, FRANCE, Michel Moutot- Just a week into the year, France has already been rattled by an attempted attack on a police station, but counter-terrorism officials have far graver fears for Europe...

Iran accuses Saudi of bombing Yemen embassy - 01/08/2016

TEHRAN, IRAN, Siavosh Ghazi- Iran said Thursday it would protest to the UN Security Council after claiming Saudi warplanes bombed its embassy in Yemen, in a new escalation of tensions that have...

Syria government to allow aid into starving town: UN - 01/08/2016

DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Syria's government gave permission Thursday for UN aid deliveries to three besieged towns, including Madaya near Damascus where residents say people are starving to death. "The UN...

No easy options for West to dislodge IS from Libya: analysts - 01/07/2016

PARIS, FRANCE, Hervé Bar / Michel Sailhan- Western nations agree military action must be taken soon to combat the growing threat of the Islamic State (IS) group in conflict-wracked Libya, but...

Tunisia PM in sweeping cabinet reshuffle - 01/07/2016

TUNIS, TUNISIA- Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid announced Wednesday a major cabinet reshuffle, as his government grapples with a growing jihadist threat and a feeble economy. Foreign Minister...

Saudi-Iran crisis widens as Kuwait recalls envoy - 01/06/2016

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, Abdul Hadi Habtor with Ali Noorani in Tehran- The diplomatic crisis surrounding Saudi Arabia and Iran widened on Tuesday as Kuwait recalled its ambassador to Tehran and Bahrain...

James Foley documentary to make world premiere in US - 01/06/2016

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- A documentary about the US journalist James Foley, who was beheaded by the Islamic State extremist group in 2014, will make its world premiere this month, HBO said Tuesday....

Fears of more strife as Iraq in middle of regional row - 01/06/2016

BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Jean Marc Mojon- Sectarian attacks south of Baghdad have aroused local fears that an escalating row between the region's Sunni and Shiite powerhouses could plunge Iraq back into...
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