Archives for April, 2023

Battles have taken place throughout Sudan and there are fears of regional spillover of the conflict that has seen air strikes, artillery and heavy gunfire

Sudan capital hit by blasts as deadly conflict enters fourth day

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The millennia-old delicacy of feseekh is a staple of the Egyptian spring festival of Sham al-Nessim

Nile-side Egypt town heralds spring with pungent delicacy

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A general view shows a burnt out vehicle next to a banner bearing the Islamic State group's flag in the village of Dibsiafnan on the western outskirts of the Islamist's Syrian bastion of Raqa, after Syrian pro-government forces entered the area on June 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / George OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking | Last Updated: April 17, 2023, 3:18 pm

US forces kill senior Islamic State official in pre-dawn Syria raid: official

Local reports said several US helicopters were involved in an operation in an area controlled by the opposition Suqour al-Sham militia.

Map and details of the path of Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS-752 which crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on January 8.

Iran court jails 10 troops over 2020 Ukraine jet downing

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Syria's desert truffles fetch high prices in a country battered by 12 years of war and a crushing economic crisis

Syria attacks blamed on IS kill at least 41

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People carry their belongings in Khartoum on Sunday as fighting continues between rival forces

Terrified Sudanese seek shelter as rival forces fight

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The transfer of more Saudi Aramco shares reflects the kingdom's push to open up its economy

Saudi Arabia transfers more Aramco oil shares to wealth fund

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Yemenis await the arrival of freed prisoners at Sanaa airport

Yemen rebels and government complete prisoner exchange

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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inspecting the honour guard

Brazil's Lula raises Russia war mediation with China, UAE

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Sandstorms have slowly begun to reverse years of work, Iraqi archaeologist Aqeel al-Mansrawi says

Iraq's ancient treasures sand-blasted by climate change

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A protester brandishes a flare during protests in Tel Aviv against the government's judicial reform bill

Israeli judicial protest movement again crowds Tel Aviv

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A beam of light enters the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Christians crowd with candles around the Edicule, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus

Thousands in Jerusalem for Orthodox Easter 'Holy Fire' rite

Agence France-Presse

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inspecting the honour guard

Brazil, UAE seal climate, biofuels deals as leaders meet

Agence France-Presse

A CCTV camera pictured in a street in Tehran

Iran police begin crackdown on headscarf violators

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Heavy smoke billows over Khartoum airport where the Sudanese army accuses a rival paramilitary force of setting fire to civilian aircraft

Saudi plane hit by gunfire in Sudan unrest: airline

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A beam of light enters the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Christians crowd with candles around the Edicule, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus

Thousands attend Jerusalem 'Holy Fire' rite for Orthodox Easter

Agence France-Presse