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Beji Caid Essebsi: Tunisia's first freely elected president dies aged 92

Tunisia's first freely elected President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died aged 92, the country's presidency says. ...

Iran warns UK against ‘starting conflict’

Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, yesterday warned the United Kingdom (UK) against “starting a conflict,” adding that he was not seeking “a confrontation.” ...

Jared Kushner heading to the Middle East for new round of talks

Jared Kushner will return to the Middle East later this month as he pushes his controversial plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, a senior official in President Donald Trump's administration said Sunday. ...

Israel razes Palestinian homes 'built too near barrier'

Israel has begun demolishing a cluster of Palestinian homes it says were built illegally too close to the separation barrier in the occupied West Bank. ...

Tanker seizure: Jeremy Hunt urges Iran to release Stena Impero

The foreign secretary has urged Iran to reverse its "illegal" seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf. ...

Sudan: Deal between military, protest leaders suspended, talks postponed

A power-sharing deal between the Sudanese military and protest leaders has been suspended and talks postponed over differences among the opposition parties, protest leaders said yesterday. ...

Iran says it has seized foreign oil tanker in Gulf

Report on state TV says ship was smuggling oil but does not say which country crew are from. ...

Syrian rebels say Moscow deploys ground forces in Idlib campaign

Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight alongside Syrian army troops struggling to make gains in a more than two-month assault in northwestern Syria to seize the last opposition bastion, senior rebel commanders said, Reuters reports. ...

Iran nuclear deal: Jeremy Hunt aims to ease tensions

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is launching a fresh bid to stop the Iran nuclear deal unravelling and ease tensions in the Gulf. ...

Sudan crisis: Protester 'shot dead' in Sinnar as talks stall

A Sudanese protester has been shot dead by members of a feared paramilitary group, pro-opposition doctors say. ...

Tensions In The Middle East : Iran calls on Britain to release seized oil tanker immediately

Iran called on Britain on Friday to immediately release an oil tanker that British Royal Marines seized last week on suspicion it was breaking European sanctions by taking oil to Syria, a foreign ministry spokesman told state news agency IRNA, Reuters reports. ...

Sudan crisis: Military council says it foiled a coup attempt

Sudan's ruling military council has said it foiled an attempted coup aimed at blocking a power-sharing deal with opposition groups. ...

Blast causes deaths in Syria’s rebel-held Afrin

A car bomb killed 11 people and wounded many others on Thursday in Syria’s Afrin city, which Turkey-backed rebels captured from Kurdish fighters last year, medical sources and a monitor said, Reuters reports. ...

Iranian boats 'tried to intercept British tanker'

Iranian boats tried to impede a British oil tanker near the Gulf - before being driven off by a Royal Navy ship, the Ministry of Defence has said. ...

Algeria denies statements about Haftar attributed to its foreign ministry

The Algerian foreign ministry has denied statements attributed to Prime Minister Noureddine Badawi by foreign and local media about Libyan General Khalifa Haftar. ...

Sudan Keeps Peace Deal On Track

After months of unrest, before and after the toppling in April of the dictator Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s ruling military junta and the opposition alliance have reached a landmark deal. The two sides will share power for three years, after which an election will allow for a final transition to civilian rule. The deal is to be signed this week. ...