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Aoun: Lebanon faces unprecedented crisis

  Lebanese president, Michel Aoun, stressed that his country is facing “very severe circumstances and an unprecedented crisis in its history.” ...

Kazakhstan plane crash: Bek Air plane comes down near Almaty airport

A passenger jet has crashed in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people but leaving dozens of survivors. ...

Syria war: More than 235,000 people flee rebel-held Idlib region

More than 235,000 people have fled from their homes in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, the UN says, as government forces step up their offensive on the area. ...

Sudan army closes roads leading to its headquarters

The Sudanese army yesterday announced the closure of all roads leading to the headquarters of the General Command in Khartoum, as a “sudden precautionary measure”. ...

Iraqi president to resign as pressure mounts

Iraqi President Barham Salih said Thursday he is ready to resign before the parliament amid months-long protests that have gripped the country, Anadolu reports. ...

Trump warns Russia, Syria, Iran against killing civilians in Idlib

US President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Russia, Syria and Iran against killing civilians in Syria’s Idlib province and said Turkey was working hard to stop the “carnage.”, Reuters reports. ...

Iran starts internet shutdown ahead of possible new protests

Iranian authorities have shut down mobile internet access to overseas sites in several provinces, Reuters and ILNA reported on Wednesday, a day before new protests called for on social media. ...

Syria regime and Russia attacks killed 979 aid workers

Since the eruption of the bloody civil war in Syria in 2011, the Assad regime and Russia attacks killed nearly 1,000 humanitarian workers, according to a Syrian human rights watchdog on Wednesday. ...

Iran: 1,500 protesters killed in recent protests

Iranian sources revealed yesterday that about 1,500 protesters have been killed in the latest country-wide protests, Reuters reported yesterday. ...

Russian airstrikes kill 9 civilians in Idlib, Syria

At least nine civilians were killed in Russian airstrikes in Idlib, northwestern Syria, where acts of violence are prohibited, a local civil defense agency said on Monday. ...

At least 25,000 people fled Syria’s Idlib for Turkey over 2 days

At least 25,000 civilians have fled Syria’s northwestern region of Idlib and headed towards Turkey over the past two days, Turkish state media said on Sunday, as Syrian and Russian forces intensified their bombardment of the region. ...

Iraq: Calls for ending assassination and kidnapping of activists

Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights called on Friday for the Interior Ministry to put an end to the assassination and kidnapping of activists protesting against the government and its politicians. ...

Lebanon protests: University professor Hassan Diab nominated to be PM

Lebanon's Shia Hezbollah movement and its allies have nominated university professor and former education minister Hassan Diab to be prime minister. ...

Iraq: More than 28,000 security personnel killed since 2003

The Iraqi Ministry of Interior revealed yesterday that more than 28,600 of its forces have been killed since the overthrow of the regime of late President Saddam Hussein in 2003. ...

UN condemns barrel bomb attacks in Syria’s Idlib

The United Nations (UN) yesterday condemned recent air ad barrel bomb attacks by the Syrian and Russian air forces in Syria’s northwestern city of Idlib. ...

Lebanon crisis : Hariri says Not Candidate for Own Succession

Lebanon's Saad Hariri said Wednesday he would not seek to stay on as prime minister, ahead of much-delayed consultations to give the protest-wracked country a new government. ...

Syria war: Air strikes and shelling kill 24 civilians in Idlib

Twenty-four civilians were killed by air strikes and artillery fire in the opposition-held Syrian province of Idlib on Tuesday, first responders say. ...

Iraq security forces accused of protest massacres

Iraq and its security forces have been accused of committing a series of massacres against protesters in the capital Baghdad by the UK-based Human Rights Watch. ...