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7 regime forces killed by IED in Sweida province

At least seven regime forces killed by an improvised explosive device in southern Sweida province, local activists said Sunday. No rebel group claimed the responsibility for the attack. 26 more troops killed after their bus collided with a lorry on Athriya-Raqqa Road  near...

Iran warns US it would regret quitting nuclear deal

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that if the United States quits the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers then Washington would regret it "like never before". US President Donald Trump has threatened to abandon the agreement when it comes up for renewal on May 12,...

Yemen gov’t slams UAE troop dispatch on Socotra island

The Yemeni government on Sunday decried the deployment of Emirati troops on the strategic island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea.   In a statement cited by the official Saba news agency, the government said the difference between it and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) “revolves around...

Indian forces kill 5 militants in Kashmir

Indian armed forces on Sunday killed five militants, including a top commander and a university professor, in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the police in the region, the gunbattle began early on Sunday morning in Badigam village of Shopian.  ...

Tunisians vote in 1st municipal polls since uprising

Tunisians began on Sunday to vote in the country’s first local election since a popular uprising ousted autocrat Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.   Polling stations opened at 8:00 a.m. (0700 GMT) across the North African country.   "We vote to improve municipal...

Israel strikes Hamas Gaza post over kite attacks

Israel struck a facility of the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers overnight, the movement's military wing said on Sunday, with the Israeli army saying it was reacting to kite-borne fire bombings. A military spokeswoman said it was a direct response to a new Palestinian tactic of flying kites...

Iraqi airstrike targets Daesh position in Syria: PM

The Iraqi air force carried out a new strike on a Daesh (ISIS) position inside Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said in a statement Sunday. The strike targeted a position used by the commanders of the group, south of the town of Deshaisha, the statement said. "The position was...

5 dead in explosion in Gaza Strip: ministry, witnesses

An explosion in the Gaza Strip killed five Hamas gunmen on Saturday, Palestinian officials and residents said, adding the cause of the blast was unclear. Hamas's armed wing released a statement not long after blaming Israel for the explosion. The Israeli military denied any involvement....

Indian forces kill 3 suspected militants in Kashmir

Indian armed forces on Saturday killed three suspected militants in a gunbattle in Chattabal area, on the outskirts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The gunbattle broke out on Saturday morning after the Indian forces launched a search operation in the area, where mobile...

Nearly 40 undocumented migrants held in southern Turkey

Nearly 40 undocumented migrants have been held during anti-human trafficking operations in Turkey, security officials said on Saturday. In southern Antalya province, coast guard units rounded up 38 Syrians who were attempting to cross into Greece, said the source requesting anonymity...

Four Turkish parties unite to contest landmark polls

Four Turkish opposition parties Saturday announced they had formed a coalition to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in snap elections on June 24. After the landmark vote, a new presidential system agreed in an April 2017 referendum will come into force, which the opposition says...

Egypt moves last chariot of King Tut to new museum

Egypt has moved the sixth and last chariot of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun to an under-construction museum near the pyramids in Giza. The priceless artifact, paraded through Cairo on Saturday with a military police escort, was relocated from the Egyptian National Military Museum to its...