Tag: Middle East

The United States has "no doubt" that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was responsible for last week's chemical ...

US Syria Strike ‘doesn’t Address Problem’

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A US strike on a Syrian air base is no substitute for a proper investigation and accountability after a devastating ...

First Woman On Trial In Saudi Over Shiite Protests

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The trial has begun in Saudi Arabia of the first woman accused of involvement in protests in a Shiite-majority area ...

Prez Akufo-Addo Urges British Airways To Improve Service Delivery

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged British Airways to upgrade its quality of services to customers on its Accra-London-Accra ...

New Draft UN Resolution Calls For Syria Gas Attack Probe

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Britain, France and the United States on Tuesday presented a new UN draft resolution demanding an investigation of the suspected ...

Egypt Parliament Approves State of Emergency

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Egypt's parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved a three-month state of emergency declared by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after deadly church ...

G7 Rejects Sanctions On Russia After ‘chemical Attack’

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The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign ministers ...

US Sees No Place For Assad In Syria Future

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The United States sees no place for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in any peace resolution for the war-torn country, Secretary ...

Hundreds In Syria Capital Protest US Strike

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Hundreds of Syrian students gathered on Tuesday outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last week's US strike ...

Blast Rocks Mainly Kurdish City of Diyarbakir In Turkey

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The blast happened in a city known for clashes between Kurds and Turkish security forces A large explosion has struck ...

G7 Says No Sanctions On Russia Over Syria

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G7 foreign ministers reject UK drive for sanctions on Russia and Syria following suspected chemical attackJoin GhanaStar.com to receive daily ...

Syria Dominates G7 Meet Before Tillerson Heads To Russia

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Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ...

Global Executions Fall 37% Since 2015, Amnesty International Says

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The number of executions recorded worldwide in 2016 fell by 37% on the previous year, human rights group Amnesty International ...

US Strike Wiped Out Fifth of Assad Air Force, Mattis Says

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The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime's remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim ...

White House Warns Syria On Chemical, Barrel Bomb Use

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The White House on Monday warned Syria that further use of chemical weapons or barrel bombs could bring US military ...

US Strike Destroyed 20 Percent of Syria’s Working Jets

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Last week's US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of President Bashar al-Assad's working warplanes, Pentagon chief ...

Pentagon Suspects Chemical Weapons Still At Syrian Air Base

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The Pentagon believes the Syrian regime likely has additional chemical weapons stocks at the airfield struck by US missiles last ...

Southern EU Leaders Say US Strike On Syria ‘understandable’

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The leaders of southern EU nations said Monday that a US missile strike on a Syrian air base in retaliation ...

UN Chief Pushes Change In Trump-Era Turmoil

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marks his first 100 days in office on Monday, facing a long list of worsening conflicts ...

Egypt Under Emergency Rule After Church Attacks

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