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NATO calls on Russia, Syria to halt Idlib offensive

BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Agencies): NATO's secretary-general called on Russia and Syria on Friday to halt the offensive in Idlib and said, after a meeting of the alliance's ambassadors that NATO stood in solidarity with Turkey."We call on Russia and the Syria regime to stop the attacks, to stop the indiscriminate...

KL turmoil deepens with Mahathir fate in doubt

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Reuters): Uncertainty grew over the political fate of Malaysia's 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad on Friday after the royal palace rejected a plan for selecting a new prime minister announced by the man who has dominated the country for decades.Mahathir's party dropped him as its candidate for the...

US troops in S Arabia facing Iran’s ‘real regional conflict’

RIYADH, Feb 28 (Arab News): US officers deployed at a base in Saudi Arabia have spoken about the new threat posed from Iran to the Kingdom and the region as a whole.About 2,500 troops are now based at the Prince Sultan Air Base after the US decided to return a...

News in Brief-(29-02-2020)

Pope ill for second day, postpones audiences but workingVATICAN CITY, Feb 28: Pope Francis is still "slightly unwell" and has postponed all official audiences for Friday but is working from his residence. In a statement, the Vatican did not specify what the 83-year-old pope was suffering from. At his general...