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Taliban takes centre stage as Kabul cut out of peace talks

President Ashraf Ghani is being pushed to the sidelines as the Taliban ignores his overtures for peace and negotiates instead with his friends, and enemies, over the future of Afghanistan. From Doha to Moscow, the insurgents are meeting an array of envoys with competing interests in...

Hezbollah slams Israel for saying Iran controls Lebanon

Hezbollah’s secretary-general castigated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday for claiming that Iran controls Lebanon's new government through his group. The new Lebanese government consists of political forces, and Hezbollah is part of this formation, Hassan Nasrallah said...

Palestinian martyred by Israeli forces in W. Bank

One Palestinian was martyred and one wounded when Israeli forces opened fire Monday on two Palestinians on a motorcycle close to a checkpoint in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent officials. In a statement the group said the body of the Palestinian was received by Red...

Syrians leave Turkey for terror-liberated homeland

Some 150 Syrians including women and children left Turkey on Monday to return to their homeland, recently liberated from terrorists by Turkish anti-terror operations. The Syrians, who had fled the civil war in their country for refuge in Turkey, got the necessary documents to return to...