Renewed US-Russia rift threatens slim Syria peace hope
by Francesco Fontemaggi/ and Dave Clark © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The latest US and Russian bid to find…
7 years ago
Middle East
Lebanon’s ‘detained’ premier to travel to France
by Anuj Chopra and Valerie Leroux Agence France-Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Lebanon's premier Saad Hariri will travel to France…
7 years ago
Lafarge offices searched over Syria business links
PARIS, France (AFP) -- French investigators searched the offices of French-Swiss cement maker Lafarge Tuesday, the company said, as part of an…
7 years ago
Iran scrambles to aid victims of killer quake
by Siavosh Ghazi Agence France-Presse SAR-E POL-E ZAHAB, Iran (AFP) -- Thousands of Iranians on Tuesday spent a third night in…
7 years ago
Iran hunts for survivors as quake kills 300 near Iraq border
by Siavosh Ghazi with Shwan Mohammed in Darbandikhan, Iraq Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iranian rescue workers dug through…
7 years ago
France calls for ‘non-interference’ in Lebanon crisis
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called Monday for "non-interference" in Lebanon, after the country's prime minister announced…
7 years ago
Civilians wounded in Saudi-led strikes on Yemen capital: witnesses
SANAA, Yemen (AFP) -- Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition left at least three civilians wounded in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa late…
7 years ago
Macron arrives in Riyadh on surprise visit
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) --French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Saudi Arabia late Thursday for talks with the kingdom's powerful…
7 years ago
Saudi, Kuwait call on citizens to leave Lebanon
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Thursday urged their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, days after Lebanese prime…
7 years ago
Yemen facing mass famine unless Saudi coalition lifts blockade: UN aid chief
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition…
7 years ago
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