Fears of More Israeli-Palestinian Violence Over Holy Site
Stabbings and clashes that left six people dead raised fears on Saturday of further Israeli-Palestinian violence as tensions mount over ...
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Cornered By Poverty, Stalked By Violence
Hemmed in by Myanmar security forces and menaced by abductions and killings, Rohingya Muslims in a conflict-scarred corner of Rakhine ...
Macron In Mali For Diplomatic Push On Sahel Anti-Jihadist Force
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday threw his weight behind a planned Sahel force to fight jihadists on a lightning ...
Macron In Mali For Diplomatic Push On Sahel Anti-Jihad Force
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, with France ...
Qatar Copies Rival Saudi’s ‘investment Diplomacy’
President Donald Trump may accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism, but that did not stop the wealthy emirate this week from ...
France’s Macron Due In Mali To Back Sahel Anti-Jihad Force
President Emmanuel Macron is due in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, as France ...
Israel Advances Settlement Plans Despite Trump Plea
Israel has advanced plans for more than 3,000 homes in West Bank settlements this week, despite US President Donald Trump's ...
Raqa Campaign Cements Rising Profile of Syria’s Kurds
Syria's Kurds were once a marginalised minority, but now they are leading the charge for the Islamic State group's Raqa ...
Insecurity, Underfunding Hamper Nigeria Hunger Relief
Aid agencies warn that humanitarian efforts against hunger in northeastern Nigeria are dangerously underfunded and some communities remain cut off ...
Israeli Joy At Trump Visit, But Substance Lacking
Israeli right-wingers celebrated US President Donald Trump's visit after he made no mention of the two-state solution, but a lack ...
IS Kills Five In First Suicide Attack In Somalia
The Islamic State group has claimed its first suicide attack in Somalia, which police said Wednesday killed five people at ...
Hardliners In US and Iran Stand In Way of Rouhani Reforms
After his re-election triumph, President Hassan Rouhani must now grapple with a fiercely hostile United States and hardliners at home ...
Sri Lanka’s Men Face Rape A Decade After Civil War
Men in Sri Lanka are being raped in custody nearly a decade after the civil war, when sexual assault was ...
Modi Heads To Sri Lanka As Chinese Influence Rises
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Sri Lanka on Thursday on a charm offensive as New Delhi seeks to ...
What Are the ‘de-Escalation Zones’ Agreed For Syria?
After six years of conflict in Syria, government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey have signed a deal ...
Erdogan Seeks To Send Trump Stern Message On Syrian Kurds
By launching air strikes against Syrian Kurdish fighters and threatening more action, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to ...
Military Court Convicts Cameroon Journalist Ahmed Abba
A military court in Cameroon has convicted Ahmed Abba, a journalist for Radio France Internationale's (RFI) Hausa service, on charges ...
Pentagon Chief Warns of Yemen ‘Hezbollah’
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis warned Wednesday of Iranian efforts to create a Yemeni militia "in the image" of Lebanon's ...
What Would Hardliner Raisi Mean For Iran and the World?
Ebrahim Raisi, the leading candidate for Iran's hardliners in next month's presidential election, has left many wondering whether the country's ...
UN Vote On Israeli Settlements Has Changed Little
Three months after a landmark UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements, the measure has changed little on the ground and some ...