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Boko Haram leader: I am alive
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau refutes recent reports of his death or replacement.

Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau refutes recent reports of his death or replacement.

A Turkish soldier and 3 militants from the PKK have been killed in clashes.

The Greek coast guard allegedly sank a boat carrying dozens of Syrian refugees in the Aegean Sea, Turkish fishermen say.

Pakistani army kills 40 militants during airstrikes in North Waziristan.

Front-runner Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia will not exist without the American support.

Iraq's Abadi approves a council’s decision to court marital commanders for abandoning their positions in the face of ISIL's raid against Ramadi.

Children in the besieged Gaza Strip stage rallies in solidarity with hunger striking prisoner.

The United States is withdrawing its Patriot missile batteries from Turkey in October, Washington and Ankara say.

Russia delivers six Mikoyan MiG-31 fighter jets to Syria to help the Arab country in its battle against terrorism, a report says.

Syrian troops and Lebanese Hezbollah forces are closing in on the key city of Zabadani, where Takfiris are operating.

Iraqi forces are advancing toward the provincial capital of the strategic western Anbar Province.

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee says he is heading to Israel this week to raise money for his US presidential campaign.

Yemeni forces kill a number of Saudi soldiers in a retaliatory attack on the Saudi Radif base in Jizan.

An Iranian deputy foreign minister says the country will continue its support for Syria.

One person is confirmed dead while 63 others remain missing more than four days after a landslide in China.

Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah says its coordination with the country's army has defeated terrorist groups.

The UN special coordinator for Lebanon welcomes an initiative by Iran’s foreign minister to resolve the crises in the Middle East.

At least two Turkish soldiers are killed in a series of violent clashes with PKK fighters in northeastern Turkey.