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'Israel won’t ratify nuclear test ban treaty'

PALESTINE

'Israel won’t ratify nuclear test ban treaty'

Israel, which is widely believed to possess hundreds of atomic bombs, says it is not yet ready to ratify a UN pact on banning nuclear tests adopted nearly 20 years ago.

Egypt court voids islands deal with Saudi

EGYPT

Egypt court voids islands deal with Saudi

An Egyptian court voids a maritime border deal signed with Saudi Arabia that would hand over the control of two strategic Red Sea islands to Riyadh.

Hundreds flee militant attack in CAR capital

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Hundreds flee militant attack in CAR capital

At least three people are killed and hundreds forced to flee in the Central African Republic (CAR) over an attack by gunmen against a neighborhood in the capital.

Houthis advance in southwest Yemen

YEMEN

Houthis advance in southwest Yemen

Fighters with the Houthi Ansarullah movement in Yemen gain ground against Saudi mercenaries in the country’s Lahij Province.

Car bomb kills Jordanian soldiers: Army

PERSIAN GULF

Car bomb kills Jordanian soldiers: Army

A car bomb has killed at least six Jordanian soldiers and left 14 others injured in an attack on their post on the Syrian border, security officials say.

NATO urges EU to keep anti-Russia bans

EU

NATO urges EU to keep anti-Russia bans

The NATO chief says the EU should remain the sanctions against Russia as senior EU officials are at loggerheads over the future of economic restrictions against Moscow.

Protesters spend night outside Qassim’s home

PERSIAN GULF

Protesters spend night outside Qassim’s home

Hundreds of protesters have spent the night outside the home of Bahrain’s most prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim who was stripped of his citizenship on Monday.

France probes troops over CAR assault

FRANCE

France probes troops over CAR assault

France launches a probe into allegations that French soldiers in the Central African Republic assaulted two civilians or failed to stop an attack on them in the country.