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Sudan army deploys as protesters keep pressure on Bashir

Sudan's army deployed around its Khartoum headquarters Monday as thousands of protesters urging the military to back calls for leader Omar al-Bashir's resignation defied tear gas to demonstrate for a third day, witnesses said. "When the army is here, we have no fear," protesters flashing...

US: Pompeo urges 'immediate halt' to Tripoli operations

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called for "immediate halt" to military operations against the Libyan capital. In a statement, Pompeo said Washington is "deeply concerned" about fighting near Tripoli, saying that there is no military solution to the Libya conflict. His remarks...

Yemen: Houthis declare emergency over cholera outbreak

The Houthi administration on Sunday declared a state of emergency after hike in cholera cases in regions it controls, said an official. Taha al-Mutawakkil, the health minister of the Houthi-run administration in Sanaa, said the emergency aimed to combat the epidemic cholera, according to...

UN-backed Libya gov't jets strike Haftar’s airbase

Fighter jets of UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Monday hit an airbase under the control of east-Libya based commander Khalifa Haftar, according to Libya's Al Ahrar TV.  Al-Watiyah, an airbase 130 kilometers (80 miles) southeast of Tripoli, is the only airbase that...