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Rights centre to UN: Israel breaching convention against racial discrimination
A legal rights centre has told a United Nations committee that Israel has failed to comply with its 2012 recommendations to reverse racially discriminatory practices. ...
Libya: clashes in southern areas of Tripoli after hours of cautious calm
Clashes resumed on Sunday between the forces of the Government of National Accord and forces of the retired brigade Khalifa Haftar in southern areas of the Libyan capital Tripoli, after hours of cautious calm. ...
Iran warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf, amid new US deployment
Iran's president has warned that foreign forces are threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the region. ...
Somalia: Al-Shabaab attack kills at least 8 troops
At least eight government soldiers were killed and several others wounded when fighters from Somali-based al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab attacked Somali National Army (SNA) base in Lower Shabelle region, officials said on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. ...
Ben Ali: Tunisia's ousted ex-president dies in exile aged 83
Tunisia's former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali has died in exile aged 83, his family says. ...
Algeria Army Chief Orders Clampdown on Protesters
Algeria's army chief has ordered a clampdown on those who head into the capital for weekly demonstrations. ...
Merkel urges return to Iran nuclear deal to defuse Middle East tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday called for a return to an international deal curbing Iran's nuclear activities as the only way to defuse tensions in the Middle East. ...
Israel election: Netanyahu in tough fight in this year's second vote
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting to hold on to power, as voters go to the polls in one of its closest election races in years. ...
Tunisia holds second free presidential election
Tunisia is holding its second free presidential poll since the 2011 uprising that toppled ex-president Ben Ali and sparked the Arab Spring. ...
Roadside blast kills 5 in Somalia
At least five people – including a deputy governor and a former minister – were killed and several others wounded in a roadside blast targeting their vehicle in the Middle Shabelle region of Somalia on Sunday, police said. ...
Haftar forces claim control of all Libyan skies
The Libyan National Army (LNA), loyal to renegade General Khalifa Haftar, announced on Friday that it had foiled a large attack on Al-Jufra Air Base, in central Libya. ...
Middle East shipping stabilized by UK navy, says Fleet Commander
Britain’s decision to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz has helped to stabilize commercial shipping through the critical chokepoint weeks after Iran seized a UK-flagged tanker in the region, a top British navy official said on Thursday. ...
Sudan crisis: Thousands demand justice over protester killings
Thousands of people have protested in Sudan to demand justice for pro-democracy demonstrators who were killed earlier this year. ...
Iranian tanker row: Ambassador summoned over Syria claim
Oil on an Iranian tanker detained in Gibraltar has been transferred to Syria, in breach of EU sanctions, the foreign secretary has said. ...
Iraq stampede kills 31 at Ashura commemorations in Karbala
At least 31 people have been killed in a stampede during commemorations for the Shia holy day of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala, officials say. ...
Libya: 3 killed in renewed fighting in southern Tripoli
At least three fighters aligned with Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) were killed in an offensive on Saturday aimed at pushing back eastern forces led by commander Khalifa Haftar, a witness said to Reuters. ...
Iran nuclear deal: Tehran to develop speedier centrifuges
Iran says it has begun using new advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium - the latest step in reducing its commitment to a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. ...
U.S. Middle East envoy Greenblatt to resign after plan released
Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, plans to resign once the long-delayed U.S. peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians that he has been working on is released, officials said on Thursday. ...
Iran frees 7 crew members of seized British tanker
Iran will free seven crew members of the detained British tanker Stena Impero, Iranian state television reported yesterday. ...
Iran tanker: US offers captain millions to hand over ship
The US state department has confirmed it offered millions of dollars to the captain of an Iranian oil tanker which is at the centre of a diplomatic row. ...
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