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Saudi Arabia is providing significant air support to the Yemeni government offensive and held a meeting with senior Turkish and Pakistani officials amid the escalation.

Saudi Arabia is providing significant air support to the Yemeni government offensive and held a meeting with senior Turkish and Pakistani officials amid the escalation.

Major housing and tourism projects in Damascus and Latakia are set to advance following a new agreement with UAE real estate tycoon Mohamed Alabbar.

By Alexander CornwellTEL AVIV, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Britain's top national security official quietly visited Israel last week in a bid to prevent the closure of his country's consulate in…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed there would be no Hamas rule in Gaza as he attended a memorial event marking three years since the militant group's October…

The UN Human Rights Council on Monday unanimously urged the Taliban to repeal all practices restricting the fundamental freedoms of women and girls, saying Afghanistan's i

Oct 5 (Reuters) - Romanian authorities said on Monday that two people had died and others had been rescued after a fire on a ship in the Black Sea outside…

KABUL, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Problems affecting relations between neighbours Afghanistan and Pakistan can be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Monday.…

(This Oct 2 story has been repeated to add a picture and additional codes, with no changes to text.)By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A US judge dismissed a…

By Timour Azhari and Mohammed GhobariRIYADH, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces seized key positions on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Monday, military and government sources said, as…