RAMALLAH, July 23, (Agencies): Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Friday he was freezing contacts with Israel over new security measures at a highly sensitive Jerusalem …
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Iran inaugurates new missile production line
BEIRUT, July 22, (Agencies): Iran announced the launch of a new missile production line on Saturday, according to state media, against a backdrop of tension …
Read More »Six dead in Israel, Palestinian clash – Three Israeli civilians stabbed to death
JERUSALEM, July 22, (Agencies): Six people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest spate of Israeli-Palestinian violence for years, prompted by new security Israeli measures …
Read More »Mattis believes Baghdadi alive
WASHINGTON, July 22, (Agencies): Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Friday that he believes Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive, following various claims …
Read More »Army firing kills Kashmir man – Anti-India strike held
SRINAGAR, India, July 22, (AP): Indian soldiers fired at worshippers outside a mosque in disputed Kashmir on Friday, killing one man and wounding another after …
Read More »Egyptian forces slay 30 extremists in Sinai
CAIRO, July 22, (Agencies): Egyptian forces have killed 30 extremists during several days of security operations in the Sinai Peninsula involving the army, air force …
Read More »DAESH falling fast, says Trump – US ends arms support to anti-Assad rebels
WASHINGTON, July 20, (Agencies): The Islamic State group is falling “very fast,” US President Donald Trump said Thursday as he visited the Pentagon for a …
Read More »Israelis and Palestinians dig in – US urges ‘good faith’ effort to resolve rift
JERUSALEM, July 20, (Agencies): Israelis and Palestinians dug in over new security measures at a contested Jerusalem shrine after a deadly attack there, as international …
Read More »First Saudi jobs website set to ‘boost’ women workforce – ‘Alajnabia’ free for job seekers
BEIRUT, July 20, (RTRS): An Algerian biomedical engineer is on a mission to make it easier for women to find work in Saudi Arabia by …
Read More »‘Insurgents behind Rohingya killings’ – Concerns over press freedom
MAUNG HNA MA, Myanmar, July 20, (Agencies): In the middle of the night on July 4, more than a dozen masked men, dressed head-to-toe in …
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