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Armenia and Azerbaijan truce breaks down within hours

At least 750 people have been killed since fighting began on Sept. 27

Fragile truce agreed in Libya after nine months of fighting

Both sides in Libya's conflict agreed to a ceasefire from Sunday to end nine months of fighting, following weeks of international diplomacy.

Concerns linger in Europe after US-EU trade truce

European capitals welcomed the trade truce announced by the EU and US but doubts lingered over its feasibility and the changing moods of President Donald Trump.

In Syria’s Ghouta, rescuers keep finding bodies

DAMASCUS: In Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave, the bombs have stopped falling from the sky but the dead are still being raised from the...

Syrian government ground forces attack Ghouta despite Russian truce plan

BEIRUT/GENEVA: Syrian government forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave on Wednesday, seeking to gain territory despite...

Uneasy calm in Syria’s Ghouta as Russian-backed truce begins

BEIRUT: The Syrian rebel-held eastern Ghouta region was mostly calm as a five-hour ceasefire called by Russia took effect on Tuesday, a war monitor...

Yemen truce takes effect after week of US pressure

SANAA: A 48-hour ceasefire announced by a Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen began on Saturday, after the beleaguered government finally agreed to...

Arab coalition declares 48-hour Yemen truce

RIYADH: A Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's government against Iran-backed rebels declared a 48-hour ceasefire to begin in Yemen Saturday, it said in a statement...

Syrian Army urges Aleppo evacuation as Russia extends truce

ALEPPO: A "humanitarian pause" in the Syrian army's Russian-backed assault on Aleppo took effect Thursday, but despite a drop in violence there was little...

Let ‘civilians, children’ leave: Pope begs for immediate truce in Syria

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire in Syria, calling for ‘at least’ a truce enabling civilians, especially children, to...

Red Cross postpones aid convoys after Aleppo attack

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Aid convoys for four Syrian towns will be postponed as staff reassesses security after a deadly attack on relief trucks and intensified violence, a senior official from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday.

Putin says Syrian army honouring truce, rebels ‘regrouping’

MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Moscow is holding to its part of the Syria agreement, but accused the rebels of using it to "regroup" and called for more transparency from Washington.

Syria truce extended for 48 hours, aid deliveries still on hold

ALEPPO, SYRIA: A fragile truce in Syria has been extended for 48 hours under an agreement between Moscow and Washington, but there was still no sign of much-needed aid deliveries on Thursday.

Hours before truce, Assad vows to retake all of Syria

DAMASCUS, SYRIA: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad vowed to retake all of Syria from "terrorists," hours before a truce brokered by Russia and the United States was due to take hold on Monday.

US and Russia agree Syria truce plan

GENEVA: The United States and Russia agreed a deal Friday to impose a ceasefire in Syria, and if the truce holds they will begin a joint military effort against Islamic jihadists.

Syria army presses Aleppo offensive despite truce extension

DAMASCUS: Syria's army has extended a nationwide truce for another three days, but continued  to press its campaign against rebels in the battered northern city of Aleppo.

Heavy air strikes hit rebel road to Syria’s Aleppo – monitor, rebels

BEIRUT: Air strikes hit the only road into rebel-held areas of Aleppo city on Sunday in the heaviest bombardment since February, a rebel official and monitors said, jeopardising access to an area where around 300,000 Syrians live.

Truce in Syria’s Aleppo extended for 72 hours

ALEPPO: A temporary truce in the Syrian battleground city of Aleppo was extended for 72 hours from 00:01 Saturday, as clashes raged further south.

Truce takes hold in Aleppo but fighting goes on elsewhere in Syria

AMMAN: A cessation of hostilities agreement brokered by Russia and the United States brought a measure of relief to the battered Syrian city of Aleppo on Thursday but President Bashar al-Assad said he still sought a total, crushing victory over rebel forces.

Kerry warns Syria’s Assad of ‘repercussions’ if truce fails

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of "repercussions" if he does not stick to a ceasefire brokered by Russia and the United States and move forward with a political transition aimed at ending Syria's war.
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