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February 16th, 2021

US Envoy to Yemen Is 'Aggressively' Pursuing Talks With Houthis to End War New Zealand to Pull Last Troops Out of Afghanistan
Russia Wants Transitional Government in Afghanistan Shia Leader Assassinated in Baghdad
Wife of North Korea's Kim Makes First Public Appearance in a Year Israeli Cabinet Holds Urgent, Unscheduled Meeting on Syria: Reports
Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict and the Battle to Control Information Taliban Open Letter Urges US to Honor Deal and Withdraw From Afghanistan
Trial for Aung San Suu Kyi Begins in Secret Biden Administration Formally Lifts Terror Designation of Yemen's Houthis
EU's Vice-President 'Deeply Regrets' Its Attempt to Stop Vaccines Getting to Northern Ireland Ashrawi Will Not Run in Palestinian Elections, to Mentor New Generation
Gaza Law Barring Women From Travel Without Male Consent to Be Revised, Judge Says Turkish Opposition Presses Government for Answers Over Iraq Killings
Bangladesh Sentences Five Militants to Death for Killing US Blogger Lebanon Hezbollah Chief Denies Accusations Linking Group to Activist Killing
Iran Denies Links to Rocket Attacks in Iraq's Erbil Six Policemen Killed in Taliban Attack in Zabul
Four Killed, Two Wounded in Gunmen Attacks in Nangarhar Air Force F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Now Operating From Guam's Austere Airfield
Belarus: Police Raid Homes of Journalists, Activists US Navy Destroyer Seizes RPGs, Machine Guns From Dhows Off Somalia
New Rule Shakes Up Senate Armed Services Subcommittees Survey Finds 40% of Palestinians Have Coronavirus Antibodies; Death Rate Low
States of Emergency Declared Across Sudan Amid Violent Protests Over Rising Food Prices Egypt to Reopen Embassy in Libyan Capital
US Says It Has 'Right to Respond' to Attack on Base in Iraqi Kurdistan NATO Expected to Increase Military Training Presence in Iraq
Family Seeks Answers to Fatal Shooting on Alaska Training Base Used by Navy SEALs Czech Aircraft Maker Boosts Asian Presence With Vietnam Jet Trainer Deal
Turkey Hopes New Engine Deal Will Power Future Indigenous Fighter Jet In Wake of Riots, Dutch Court Orders Govt to Lift Covid Curfew
French MPs Approve Controversial 'Anti-Separatism' Bill Biden Admin Ends Trump-Era Houthi 'Terrorist' Designation
France's Macron Rules Out Immediate Troop Drawdown From Sahel US Energizing Talks to End Yemen War: Special Envoy
UAE: Secret Recordings Emerge of 'Hostage' Princess Latifa Egypt Arrests Relatives of US-Based Rights Advocate Mohamed Soltan
Chad to Send Troops to Sahel Jihadist Flashpoint At Least 10 Killed in Fresh DR Congo Attack, ADF Blamed
Iran Tells IAEA It Plans to Scale Back Cooperation in a Week US Navy Seizes Large Cache of Smuggled Weapons Off Somalia
China Denies Helping Myanmar Coup After Pro-Democracy Protests Outside Embassy Turkey Accuses US of Backing PKK After Turks Killed in Iraq
US 'Disturbed' by Additional Charges Against Myanmar's Suu Kyi Palestinian Cars Vandalized in Broad Daylight in Suspected Attack by Settlers
Israeli Ministers Sign Off on Pricey Purchase of F-35s, Refuelers, and Bombs In Threat to Hezbollah, Israeli Military Holds Drill Practicing Massive Attacks on Group
Divides on Israel Among Democrats Highlighted in Ohio Special Congressional Race Iran Military Slams Spy Chief for Saying Soldier Tied to Nuke Scientist's Death
Popular Syrian Actor Says Normalization With Israel 'is Coming' White House: Biden's First Call to Mideast Leader Will Be to Israel's Netanyahu
US, Kurds Blame Iran for Deadly Irbil Attack Despite Tehran's Denials: Sources Biden Plans to 'Recalibrate' Saudi Relations in Shot at Mbs: White House
Israeli Court Upholds Eviction of Four Palestinian Families in Jerusalem Report: Israel's West Bank Demolitions Threatens Water Access for Palestinians Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Jewish National Fund Plans to Expand West Bank Settlements The Taliban Could Launch Major Offensive Against US if Biden Stays in Afghanistan
Three Sailors on USS Theodore Roosevelt Test Positive for Coronavirus Six Afghan Policemen Killed in Taliban Attack in Zabul: Sources
Afghan Trucks Stranded in Iran After Herat Fire Bahrain Formed Anti-Revolution Lobby in Washington in 2011
Israel Blocks Covid-19 Vaccines Destined for Gaza Israel's Gideon Saar Suspends Lincoln Project Advisors Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal
UK Rights Groups to Boycott Prevent Review Over Shawcross Appointment Saudi Arabia Issues Ultimatum to Foreign Companies to Move Regional HQs to Kingdom
Protesters in Algeria Defy Covid-19 Ban to Mark Second Anniversary of Uprising Israel Court Rules to Expel Six Palestinian Families From East Jerusalem Homes
Pakistan Accuses India of Stoking Conflict in Indian Ocean Chad Deploys 1,200 Troops to Quell Sahel Violence
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi Faces Second Charge by Military Central African Republic 'Militia Leaders' Plead Not Guilty to War Crimes at ICC Trial
Taliban 'Open Letter' Urges US to Honor Doha Agreement India Joins Iran-Russia Joint Navy Drill; China Also to Take Part
Algeria: Thousands Rally on Protest Movement Anniversary Saudi Woman Handed Death Sentence for Killing Bangladeshi Maid
Iraqi Armed Group Vows More Attacks on 'American Occupation' UN 'Alarmed' at Military Escalation in Yemen's Marib
Satellite Images Show Fire Devastation on Afghan-Iran Border Myanmar's Suu Kyi Faces New Charge as Crackdown Intensifies
Saudi-Led Coalition: Houthi Drone Interception Leaves Shrapnel Near Abha Airport Japan to Provide $4.8 Million Grant to Armenia and Azerbaijan Over Karabakh Conflict
European Human Rights Court Backs Germany Over Kunduz Airstrike Case Germany Cautions Iran Against Blocking IAEA Inspections, Source Says
France Rules Out Immediate Troop Cuts in Sahel, Chad Deploys Reinforcements China's Ambassador to Myanmar Says Situation 'Not What China Wants to See'
India Set to Clear Some New Investment Proposals From China in Coming Weeks: Sources China's Wang Urges Peace Push in Call With New South Korea Foreign Minister
NATO to Agree Larger Iraq Training Force as Violence Rises Israel Hints It May Not Engage Biden on Iran Nuclear Strategy
Erdogan Says Turkey Will Expand Operations Against Kurdish Militants As Fuel Shortage Worsens, Yemeni Bakers Return to Firewood
US Urges Yemen's Houthis to Stop Military Operations

February 15th, 2021

Iraq Daily Roundup: Three Killed; Americans Among Wounded Yemeni Forces Repel Latest Houthi Push on Maarib
Iran Restates Pledge That It Does Not Seek Nuclear Weapons
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