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American hostage Danny Burch freed in Yemen

Mon, 2019-02-25 23:37 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced Monday that an American had been freed after being held hostage in Yemen for 18 months. Danny Burch has been “recovered and reunited with his wife and children,” Trump said in … read more

Exodus from last Daesh enclave overwhelms Syria force

Author:  Sun, 2019-02-24 21:48 OMAR OIL FIELD, Syria: US-backed Syrian forces warned on Sunday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from Daesh’s imploding reign, urging governments to take responsibility for their citizens. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic … read more

Egypt denounces UN over executions criticism

Sun, 2019-02-24 21:23 CAIRO:  Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for criticizing trials that led to the execution of nine people last week. Nine men were executed on Wednesday over … read more