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Syria tells civilians to leave Aleppo's Kurdish areas

Syria's military warned civilians in two besieged Kurdish neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo to leave on Thursday, as it prepared to conduct a fresh wave of strikes targeting Kurdish positions. Thousands have already fled the area following clashes between the army and

New clashes in Iran as opposition urges more protests

Security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters in Iran as people angered by the economic situation in the Islamic republic kept up their challenge to the authorities and the exiled opposition Thursday urged them to step up their actions. The 12 days of protests have

New clashes hit Iran as opposition urges protests, strikes

Security forces used tear gas and live fire to disperse protesters in Iran, rights groups said Thursday, as people angered by economic crisis kept up their challenge to the authorities and exiled opposition groups urged new protests as well as strikes. Twelve days of protests

Saudi strikes Yemen after separatist leader skips talks

A Saudi-led coalition struck the home province of Yemen's UAE-backed separatist leader on Wednesday, after he failed to show up for talks in Riyadh and was kicked out of the country's presidential body. The coalition said it had given Aidaros Alzubidi a 48-hour ultimatum to

Dozens of Italian tourists evacuated from Yemeni island

ROME, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Italy has begun repatriating dozens of its citizens stranded on the Yemeni island of Socotra, with a first flight carrying 46 tourists due to land in Jeddah on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Another 59 Italians remain on the island

Factbox-Who makes up Iran's fragmented opposition?

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical establishment is under mounting pressure from a new bout of unrest over economic privations caused by inflation that has rocketed since a war last June when Israeli and U.S. forces launched airstrikes, mainly targeting its nuclear sites.