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Qatar takes up mediation role in Chad talks to unblock fledgling process
Qatar has agreed to act as a mediator in Chad peace talks in a bid to unblock the fledgling process, officials and rebel groups said on Friday.
Representatives of the government and more than 40 rebel and political opponents have been in…
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Concern in Lebanon over judicial decisions targeting opponents of Hezbollah, Free Patriotic Movement
Lebanese media outlets expressed concern on Friday over creeping examples of “employing the judiciary for sectarian and electoral political goals.”
It followed controversial Lebanese judge and Mount Lebanon state prosecutor Ghada Aoun’s…
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Saudi Arabia: Houthi attacks aim to destabilize world energy supplies
A source in the Saudi Ministry of Energy confirmed, on Friday, that the sabotage attacks launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia against oil and gas production sites and their derivatives in the Kingdom, do not target Saudi Arabia…
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Lebanon optimistic about resumption of relations with Gulf states
The Saudi and Kuwaiti foreign ministries have responded warmly to the Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s call to restore diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.
The Lebanese are hoping for a swift resumption of the…
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Egypt’s President El-Sisi receives phone call from Ukrainian counterpart
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Thursday stressed the importance of dialogue and diplomatic solutions to the ongoing Ukraine crisis, during a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
During the call,…
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UN official uses ‘apartheid’ for first time to describe plight of Palestinians
An investigator appointed by the UN has accused Israel of the crime of apartheid in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. It is the first time an official from the organization has used the term to describe what other international…
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Judge Ghada Aoun prevents the transfer and transfer of funds from several Lebanese banks
The Lebanese judge, Ghada Aoun, issued a decision prohibiting the transfer and transfer of funds outside Lebanon from “Beirut” banks, “Auda”, “bank credit” med “SGBL” BLOM.
Aoun had issued a decision on March 14, according to which she…
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Lebanese president sparks Christian anger by defending Hezbollah at the Vatican
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has sparked Christian anger by defending Hezbollah during his Vatican visit.
In an interview with the Italian daily La Repubblica, Aoun said that Hezbollah’s weapons had “no influence in any way” on the…
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South Sudan VP party withdraws from body monitoring peace deal
South Sudan’s main opposition party said Tuesday they were withdrawing from a body overseeing the young nation’s lumbering peace process, dealing a fresh blow to its elusive quest for stability.
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in…
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Social media calls by Lebanese citizens for prosecution of central bank governor
Growing numbers of people in Lebanon are taking to social media to call on the country’s judiciary to prosecute Riad Salameh, the governor of the country’s central bank, over his alleged involvement in financial irregularities and…
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