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The Syrian military has announced the cessation of hostilities between foreign-sponsored terrorist groups and government forces in parts of Eastern Ghouta near the capital Damascus, after reaching an agreement with the militants on the boundaries for a de-escalation zone there.…

Iraqi officials say 26 foreigners, including four German women, have been arrested in the northern city of Mosul, which used to serve as the Daesh terrorist group’s last stronghold.     Iraqi officials say 26 foreigners, including four German women,…

 Nearly a thousand Shia pilgrims have been stranded at the Pakistan-Iran border in the restive Balochistan border for about a week, waiting for security forces to escort them back to their homes in Punjab province.     Nearly a thousand Shia…

At least 15 Afghan forces have been killed when US warplanes conducted an airstrike in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.   At least 15 Afghan forces have been killed when US warplanes conducted an airstrike in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.  The US military…

 The Oxfam charity group says the cholera epidemic in Yemen, which is the subject of a Saudi Arabian war and total embargo, is the largest recorded in modern history.    The Oxfam charity group says the cholera epidemic in Yemen,…

 A Bahraini human rights group says detainees being held at a detention center in the Gulf kingdom will be punished by solitary confinement and torture in case they seek medical attention from prison authorities.    A Bahraini human rights group…

 At least eight fishermen have been killed and another has gone missing when Saudi fighter jets carried out an airstrike off the coast of Yemen’s western province of Hudaydah as the Riyadh regime continues its aerial bombardment campaign against its…

The Saudi security forces have shot dead three men during a fire exchange.   The Saudi security forces have shot dead three men during a fire exchange.  The ministry claimed in a statement on Friday that the trio lost their…

 An old manuscript copy of the Quran has been put on display in Egypt after repair and restoration.      An old manuscript copy of the Quran has been put on display in Egypt after repair and restoration. The copy…

Heavily-armed gunmen riding on motorcycles have shot dead at least four members of a Shia family and their driver in southwestern Pakistan.     Heavily-armed gunmen riding on motorcycles have shot dead at least four members of a Shia family…