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Saudi Says Intercepted Armed Drone Launched by Yemen Rebels

Saudi Arabia intercepted an armed drone launched towards the kingdom by Yemen's Huthis, state media said Sunday, a day after the US moved to delist the rebels as a terrorist group.

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Libya Embarks on New Transition Phase

Libya embarked Saturday on a new phase of its post-Kadhafi transition after the selection of a unity government to lead the country until December elections following a decade of chaos.

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U.S. Moves to End Terror Designation of Yemen Huthis

The US has moved to delist Yemen's Huthi rebels as a terrorist organization, removing a block that humanitarian groups said jeopardized crucial aid as the country's warring sides cautiously welcomed a push for peace by President Joe Biden.

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U.N. Report Says Qaida's Leader in Yemen under Arrest

The leader of al-Qaida's Yemeni affiliate has been under arrest for several months, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday, in what will be seen as a huge breakthrough in the fight against the global jihadist threat.

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Egypt Frees Jazeera Journalist after Qatar Thaw

Egypt has freed a journalist for Qatar's Al Jazeera, a security source said Friday, after four years in jail without trial following the end last month of a rift between the two Arab states.

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Palestinian Shot Dead in Jewish Settlement in West Bank

A Palestinian was shot dead Friday inside a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank that he infiltrated overnight, sources from both sides said.

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Yemeni Warring Factions Welcome Biden Peace Push

Yemen's warring factions declared their readiness to act after U.S. President Joe Biden called for renewed efforts to end their conflict, but experts said Friday that a real solution appears out of reach.

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Biden Says Yemen War 'Has to End' as He Stops Saudi Support

U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that the war in Yemen "has to end," pledging to terminate U.S. support for Saudi-led offensive operations and to halt arms sales.

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Syrian Military Says Israeli Strikes in the Country's South

A Syrian military official said Israel fired surface and air missiles at targets in southern Syria late Wednesday, causing only material damage.

The official said the attacks prompted Syrian air defenses. The unnamed official said the Israeli attacks came in from over the Golan Heights but didn't identify what the target was.

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IS Attack Kills 19 in Central Syria

Islamic State group jihadists killed 19 Syrian regime personnel and allied militia fighters in the central province of Hama on Wednesday, a Britain-based war monitor said.

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