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  • US-Russia talks fail as Crimea vote looms

    Russia and the United States' top diplomats have said their governments have failed to find a solution on the crisis in the Ukraine region of Crimea, following six hours of last-ditch talks. Following talks on Friday in London, the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, said that Russia would respect the "will of the Crimean people" and.. More

  • Israeli airstrike kills fighters in Gaza

    An Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip has killed three Palestinians who were associated with Islamic Jihad, the group said. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on Tuesday's attack, which Islamic Jihad said in a statement targeted its members as they "resisted an Israeli military incursion" into Rafah, a town bordering Egypt. The.. More

  • Egypt's Sisi in UAE in first visit to Gulf

    Egyptian military chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country which was a strong supporter of his July ousting of President Mohamed Morsi. Field Marshal Sisi, who is Egypt's defense minister and deputy premier, travelled to the UAE to attend the closure of joint military exercises there. He was met by UAE deputy.. More

  • Charity tells of healthcare disaster in Syria

    Syria's civil conflict has left the country's health system so severely crippled that some patients are "opting to be knocked out with metal bars for lack of anesthesia," a new report by the Save the Children charity says. The report, A Devastating Toll, looks at the impact of three years of war on the health of the country's children. "We.. More

  • Israeli troops kill Palestinian at border

    Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian-Jordanian man at the Allenby Bridge crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, the Israeli army said. Israeli officials said the man, identified as 38-year-old Judge Raed Ala'eddin Nafe' Zeiter, who allegedly tried to snatch a soldier's weapon, died from his injuries shortly after he was shot. "A.. More

  • Israel decries 'hypocrisy' over seized arms

    Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at "hypocrisy" over Iran as he unveiled a shipment of arms allegedly dispatched by Tehran to Gaza. Netanyahu on Monday toured a display of rockets intercepted by navy commandos on the Red Sea last week, and accused the international community of ignoring Iranian support for armed groups.. More

  • Security lapse probed over missing plane

    Malaysian officials are poring over CCTV footage and questioning immigration officers and guards at Kuala Lumpur's international airport, concerned that a security breach may be connected to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MP70. At least two passengers on the Beijing-bound jet have been found to be using stolen passports, and Malaysia's.. More

  • Arab League rejects Israel as Jewish state

    The Arab League has backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's rejection of Israel as a "Jewish state", as US-backed negotiations approach a deadline next month. League chief Nabil Elaraby called on Arab countries to take a "firm stand" against Israel's demands, calling it a deviation from an agreed-upon framework for peace talks. El-A.. More

  • Egypt demonstrations turn deadly

    At least eight people have been killed during clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Egypt, sources have told Al Jazeera. Seven killed in the al-Alf Maskan district, east of Cairo, sources said, while another was killed in al-Sharqiya, a governate in the north of the country. There was no confirmation by Egyptian authorities about the.. More

  • Egypt issues presidential election law

    Egypt's interim president has signed into law a bill aimed at regulating the upcoming presidential election, paving the way for army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to take part and win. Adly Mansour, the interim president, issued the decree on Saturday with the elections commission expected to schedule the election for April. “The president has.. More

  • Egypt demonstrations turn deadly

    At least eight people have been killed during clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Egypt, sources have told Al Jazeera. Seven killed in the al-Alf Maskan district, east of Cairo, sources said, while another was killed in al-Sharqiya, a governate in the north of the country. There was no confirmation by Egyptian authorities about the.. More

  • Malaysia Airlines flight 'presumed crashed'

    A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew has gone missing over the South China Sea, presumed crashed. The airline on Saturday said search and rescue teams from countries closest to the missing plane's flight path had been sent to scour a large area near its last known location. The search efforts by flight have been stopped until.. More

  • Israel intercepts Gaza-bound weapons haul

    Israel says it has intercepted a ship in the Red Sea carrying Syrian-made "advanced weaponry" being shipped from Iran to Palestinian fighters in Gaza. The Israeli military said the weapons were shipped overland to Iran and then onward towards Gaza by sea. Iran and Syria have long provided aid to both Lebanon's Shia movement, Hezbollah, and.. More

  • Iran announces missile breakthrough

    Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said it had acquired missiles with multiple warheads, the latest armaments advance to be claimed by the country. At a ceremony held on Wednesday, Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan announced four types of ballistic missiles named Qiam, Qadr P, Fateh-110 and Persian Gulf. The Qadr P and Qiam, he said, were equipped.. More

  • Egypt spreads blame for protest camp deaths

    An Egyptian government inquiry has said police used excessive force in a deadly crackdown on supporters of the country's ousted president last year - but it also concluded that protesters started and escalated the violence. The report by the National Council for Human Rights, released on Wednesday, investigated the events of August 14, when troops.. More