Syria war: Rebel-held Idlib ‘hit by 200 air strikes in three days’
(UTV|SYRIA WAR) – There have been 200 air strikes on opposition-held territory in northern Syria in the last three days, mainly targeting civilians, the US...
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Swiss humanitarian channel to Iran launches with medical shipments
(UTV|TEHRAN) – A new Swiss payment mechanism has launched which allows humanitarian aid to be sent to Iran without falling foul of US sanctions. Cancer...
Trump Middle East plan: Palestinians reject ‘conspiracy’
(UTV|Trump Middle East plan) – Palestinians have dismissed US President Donald Trump’s new Middle East peace plan as a “conspiracy”. It envisages a Palestinian state...
Syria war: Army ‘recaptures’ key town from opposition in Idlib
(UTV|Syria war) – The Syrian army says it has recaptured the strategic town of Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, the opposition’s last stronghold. State media...
Naama Issachar: Putin pardons US-Israeli woman jailed in Russia
(UTV|Naama Issachar) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned a dual US-Israeli national who was arrested on charges of drug trafficking last year. Naama Issachar,...
Netanyahu indicted in court on corruption charges after dropping immunity bid
(UTV|Netanyahu corruption charges) – Israel’s attorney general has filed a formal indictment in court against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It came after Mr Netanyahu withdrew...
Libya civil war: Macron accuses Erdogan of meddling in conflict
(UTV|Libya civil war) – French President Emmanuel Macron has accused his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan of breaking his promise to stay out of Libya....
Clashes as Lebanon approves budget
(UTV|BEIRUT) – Lebanese lawmakers on Monday passed a controversial state budget for 2020 that aims to tackle the country’s crippling financial crisis, as angry protesters...
Israeli passport holders cannot visit Saudi Arabia: Minister tells CNN
(UTV|Saudi Arabia) – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Israelis were not welcome to visit the kingdom after Israel decreed that Israeli citizens could visit Saudi...
Afridi, Yuvraj to attend Expo 2020 Dubai workers’ match
(UTV|Dubai) – A total of 10,000 tickets are up for grabs to watch blue-collar workers behind the construction of the Dubai Expo compete in a...