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Sudan threatens halt of South Sudan oil flow
Sudan has threatened to stop all its security and economic agreements with South Sudan if it continues its alleged support for rebel groups. Khartoum also warned it would cut off its southern neighbor from vital oil pipelines. "We plan to close the oil pipelines within 60 days," Information Minister Ahmed Belal Osman said on Sunday. "But.. More -
Beirut protester killed outside Iran embassy
A young Lebanese man demonstrating against the involvement of Hezbollah and Iran in neighboring Syria's war has been fatally shot outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut. Al Jazeera correspondent Mohamed Vall, reporting from the Lebanese capital, said the shooting incident happened at about lunchtime on Sunday near the Iranian embassy in Bir Hassan,.. More -
Gunfire at anti-Hezbollah protest in Beirut
Gunfire has been heard in western Beiruit, a stronghold of Hezbollah, as two groups clashed following a protest over the Shia group's military role in Syria. Al Jazeera correspondent Mohamad Vall, reporting from the Lebanese capital, said the incident happened at about lunchtime near the Iranian embassy. He said that a group of young men began to.. More -
Syria opposition sticks to talks boycott
Syria's opposition has reiterated its decision to boycott planned peace talks in Geneva, as opposition fighters reeled from losing a strategic city to forces of President Bashar al-Assad. George Sabra, the interim head of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), however, called for urgent military assistance to help opposition forces battle the Syrian.. More -
North Korea proposes talks with South
North Korea has proposed official talks with South Korea to normalize commercial projects, including the Kaesong industrial zone that had been shut down at the height of tensions between the rivals in early April. More than 50,000 mostly North Korean workers lost their jobs when the jointly run business park was closed. North Korea's state-owned.. More -
France says tests from Syria show sarin use
France says it is certain that the nerve agent sarin has been used in Syria on several occasions following tests it has carried out on samples recovered from the country. "These tests show the presence of sarin in various samples in our possession," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the test results.. More -
Sharif elected as PM by Pakistan parliament
Pakistan's parliament has formally elected Nawaz Sharif as prime minister, marking a historic transfer of power in a country that has undergone three military coups. Sharif received 244 votes in the 342-seat parliament, returning him to the prime minister's office for an unprecedented third time. Sharif, whose Pakistan Muslim League party secured.. More -
Afghan school children killed in blast
At least 10 students among 13 killed, as suicide bomber targets passing US military convoy. A suicide bomber has killed at least 13 people, including 10 school children, outside a market in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province, police say. Two foreign soldiers and a local policeman were among those killed in the blast on Monday. The police said.. More -
Erdogan blames 'extremists' for Turkey riots
The Turkish prime minister has blamed 'extremist elements' for the riots that have swept his country in recent days. Al Jazeera's Emre Temel said Tayyip Recep Erdogan on Monday also accused the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) of playing an active role and working together with ‘extremist elements’. The prime minister.. More -
Turkey counts cost of protests
Turkey is assessing the damage of violent anti-government protests over the last two days, the worst to have swept the nation in recent times. Taksim Square in Istanbul, the focus of the demonstrations, was calm on Sunday morning, but protesters say their fight against the policies of the government of Tayyip Recep Erdogan is far from over. Further.. More -
Safe passage sought for Qusayr civilians
International aid organizations have stepped up calls for civilians trapped in the flashpoint Syrian city of Qusayr to be evacuated, as opposition fighters faced a fresh assault from regime forces. UN agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) appealed to both sides in the fighting to let the civilians, including an estimated.. More -
Syrian opposition sets conditions for talks
Syrian opposition members face their final day of talks in Istanbul having set out 'preconditions' on entering international peace talks scheduled for next month in Geneva. The Syrian National Coalition, so far deeply divided on how to take the movement forward, will meet for a final day in Istanbul on Thursday. On Wednesday, they laid out what.. More -
Israel 'to build' new outposts in Jerusalem
Israel is preparing to build more than 1,000 new settler homes in east Jerusalem as the United States strives to revive dormant Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, according to a non-governmental organization. Danny Seidemann, director of Jerusalem settlement watchdog Terrestrial Jerusalem, said on Wednesday that contracts for 300 homes in the northeastern.. More -
Kerry urges Assad to commit to peace
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to make "a commitment to find peace in his country," ahead of a meeting of the so-called Friends of Syria group in Amman. Speaking at a news conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, Kerry said a US-Russian proposed conference in Geneva planned.. More -
Egyptian army says Sinai hostages freed
Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard abducted on the Sinai peninsula last week have been released, the Egyptian army has said in a statement. “The seven kidnapped soldiers are now on their way to Cairo after they were released thanks to the work of military intelligence, and in cooperation with the noble tribal leaders of Sinai," said.. More
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