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The leader of Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement has lashed out at Saudi Arabia for mishandling of the Hajj rituals, saying restrictions imposed on Muslims for this year’s Hajj are reminiscent of Israel’s repeated desecration of the al-Aqsa Mosque. In his message to the Yemenis on […]

Agrressive fighter jets of Zionist terrorist military of fake state of Israel launched yet more strikes on the Golan Heights in southwest Syria, media reports said. The Israeli military said Saturday that “artillery positions” were hit in Golan after “a projectile” coming from Syria hit […]

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The European Union will add 115 million euros ($129 million) in funding to humanitarian organizations in Greece to assist programs for refugees and migrants before the winter, officials said Saturday. The money would be used to support refugee schooling, food stamps, […]

BEIRUT (AP) — A cease-fire came into effect in Syria at sunset Monday in the latest attempt led by the United States and Russia to bring some quiet in the 5 1/2-year civil war. Residents and observers reported quiet in most of the country hours […]

Life in Greece has become so difficult for Amir and Walaa, teachers from Syria, that they sometimes think about returning to the home they risked everything to flee. “I know in Syria we have war and bombs every day,” says Amir, visibly exhausted. But there, […]

OFF THE COAST OF LIBYA (AP) — When the camera’s viewfinder is in “night vision” mode, a hidden world appears that is invisible to the naked eye in the darkness of night. Bathed in green, the view is even more dreamlike — or nightmarish. I […]

BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed on Monday that his government would take back land from “terrorists” and rebuild the country in remarks made just hours before the start of a cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia. Assad spoke during a rare public […]

Turkey appointed new administrators in two dozen Kurdish-run municipalities on Sunday after removing their elected mayors over suspected links to militants, triggering pockets of protest in its volatile southeastern region bordering Syria and Iraq. Police fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse demonstrators outside […]

BENGHAZI, LIBYA — Libyan forces loyal to a powerful general say they have seized a third oil terminal from a rival militia, giving the divisive leader a bargaining chip in negotiations with rival U.N.-backed authorities in the capital, Tripoli. Forces led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter […]