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A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said ...

The once unthinkable disarmament of Hezbollah could finally be within reach, as the United States pushes Lebanon to act and applies pressure to the group's backer Iran over its nuclear programme, ...

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Hamas said Monday that Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, ...

US immigration authorities on Monday arrested another Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian campus ...

Weeks after Saudi Arabia played a pivotal role in facilitating indirect talks between Moscow and Kyiv, Oman stepped on to the ...

The United Nations warned Monday that Gaza was facing its most severe humanitarian crisis since the war began, with no aid ...

Sudan's civil war has displaced 13 million people, the United Nations reported Monday, as the conflict between the army and ...

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, inviting him to visit ...

Iran's foreign minister is to visit ally Russia this week to discuss nuclear negotiations with the United States, ahead of a ...