Turkey's leader warns Syria over its large-scale offensive against rebels in the northern province.
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Turkish operation in Idlib ‘only a matter of time’
Turkey's leader warns Syria over its large-scale offensive against rebels in the northern province.
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Turkish operation in Idlib ‘only a matter of time’
Turkey's leader warns Syria over its large-scale offensive against rebels in the northern province.
Iran reports two suspected coronavirus deaths
A health ministry spokesman says they died due to their "old age and deficient immune systems".
Libya ceasefire talks halted after port attack
The UN-backed government says it cannot continue at the negotiations if it is under bombardment.
Neanderthal 'skeleton' is first found in a decade
The "articulated" remains were uncovered at Shanidar Cave in northern Iraq.
Jordan condemns Jerusalem Old City railway plan
It says Israel's plan to extend a high-speed line to the Western Wall violates international law.
Aid effort 'overwhelmed' amid Idlib offensive
The UN says 900,000 people have been forced to leave their homes since the beginning of December.
Israeli soldiers duped by 'fake women' phone ruse
Hamas militants hacked dozens of smartphones by posing as female admirers, Israel's military says.
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Turkish operation in Idlib ‘only a matter of time’
Turkey's leader warns Syria over its large-scale offensive against rebels in the northern province.
Iran reports two suspected coronavirus deaths
A health ministry spokesman says they died due to their "old age and deficient immune systems".
Libya ceasefire talks halted after port attack
The UN-backed government says it cannot continue at the negotiations if it is under bombardment.
Neanderthal 'skeleton' is first found in a decade
The "articulated" remains were uncovered at Shanidar Cave in northern Iraq.
Jordan condemns Jerusalem Old City railway plan
It says Israel's plan to extend a high-speed line to the Western Wall violates international law.
Aid effort 'overwhelmed' amid Idlib offensive
The UN says 900,000 people have been forced to leave their homes since the beginning of December.
Israeli soldiers duped by 'fake women' phone ruse
Hamas militants hacked dozens of smartphones by posing as female admirers, Israel's military says.
Iran reports two suspected coronavirus deaths
A health ministry spokesman says they died due to their "old age and deficient immune systems".
Libya ceasefire talks halted after port attack
The UN-backed government says it cannot continue at the negotiations if it is under bombardment.
Neanderthal 'skeleton' is first found in a decade
The "articulated" remains were uncovered at Shanidar Cave in northern Iraq.
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A health ministry spokesman says they died due to their "old age and deficient immune systems".
Read moreSyria war: Hundreds of thousands flee as airstrikes continue
More than 900,000 people have fled their homes in north-western Syria since December as a result of an assault by Syrian pro-government forces on the opposition’s last stronghold. Even displacement camps are coming under attack. Mark Cutts, the United Nations deputy regional co-ordinator for Syria, explains why efforts to protect these civilians have failed. (Photo: A displaced child in a camp in Azaz, northern Syria. Credit: Reuters)
The UN-backed government says it cannot continue at the negotiations if it is under bombardment.
Read moreLibya peace talks in limbo after attack on main port
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The UN-backed Libyan government says it's pulling out of peace talks in Geneva after forces loyal to a rival parliament shelled the capital, Tripoli.
Shipping in the port was targeted, prompting the national oil company to order all fuel tankers to be evacuated.
An arms depot also reportedly came under fire from Gen Khalifa Haftar's troops.
His forces have been besieging Tripoli since last April, trying to drive out the government.
The two sides had been holding UN-brokered talks in Geneva, though there had been little sign of concrete progress.
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Almost a million civilians have fled their homes since a government offensive began in December.
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Shahin Azimi
BBC Monitoring
When Iran's top civil defence official said his country was preparing for major cyber-attacks from Saudi Arabia, perhaps even he did not think it would take such a short time for his warnings to become reality.
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Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website
Researchers describe the first "articulated" remains of a Neanderthal to be discovered in a decade.
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Zulfiqar Ali
BBC Reality Check
Who holds sway in the last major stronghold of opposition forces fighting the Syrian government?
Read moreEgypt's music union bans grime singers
BBC World Service
Egypt's union for musicians has issued a ban against local grime singers, claiming that it is protecting public taste.
The music, known locally as "mahraganat", has become very popular among the poor in Egypt with its working class performers attracting millions of followers on social media.
A mahraganat gig attracted more than 100,000 people at a stadium in the capital, Cairo, on Valentine's Day.
But the musicians' union says the lyrics are vulgar and fly in the face of society's values and morals.
Tourism police also prevented mahraganat singers from performing at a wedding party in a five-star hotel in Cairo.
