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Failure to stop Assad’s aid abuses threatens entire region, analysts warn
Syrian authorities have grown more skilled at manipulating international aid during 11 years of conflict, according to a newly published report by the Center for Strategic and International Study, an independent think tank in Washington.…
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Lebanese judge sues police chief over central bank governor
An investigative judge on Wednesday sued Lebanon’s police chief after accusing him of preventing security forces from bringing in for questioning the central bank governor, who is accused of corruption.
The move by Judge Ghada Aoun came…
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Lebanese trust army -not Hezbollah- to secure stability, poll shows
Eighty-nine percent of respondents in a recent poll said they trusted the Lebanese Armed Forces to ensure the country’s stability, while 80 percent felt the same way about the religious leadership and 75 percent about the judiciary.
In…
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Abandoned oil tanker off Yemen a disaster waiting to happen: UN
For years, a rusty oil tanker has been moored off war-torn Yemen — abandoned and threatening to break up or explode in what would be an ecological and humanitarian catastrophe.
On Tuesday the United Nations said it had reached an…
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Somalia says Al-Shabab attack kills 6 outside capital
An attack by the Al-Shabab extremist group on Wednesday killed six people and wounded 16 on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital, police said.
Somalia’s government said the early morning attack targeted police and checkpoints outside of…
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Turkey’s Erdogan leaves UAE after two-day visit
The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, concluded his two-day trip to the UAE on Tuesday.
According to state news agency WAM, The Turkish president was seen off at the Presidential Terminal of Abu Dhabi International Airport by…
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US officials meet Tunisians civil society members
US officials have met with Tunisian civil society representatives amid Washington’s concern over the dissolution of the Supreme Judicial Council, the US Embassy in Tunisia said on Tuesday, escalating international pressure on President Kais…
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Iraqi federal court deems Kurdish oil and gas law unconstitutional
Iraq’s federal court on Tuesday deemed an oil and gas law regulating the oil industry in Iraqi Kurdistan unconstitutional, according to a document seen by Reuters.
The Kurdish regional government (KRG) has been developing oil and gas…
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Lebanon approves $18 million to hold May election
Lebanon’s government on Tuesday approved the allocation of 360 billion Lebanese pounds ($18 million) to hold a parliamentary election, Telecoms Minister Johnny Corm told Reuters following a cabinet meeting.
Lebanon went into financial…
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Over 100 Sudanese detainees, including high-profile politicians, start hunger strike
More than 100 Sudanese detainees, including high-profile politicians, began a hunger strike on Tuesday, allied lawyers and doctors said.
The detainees are part of the protest movement against an Oct. 25 army coup that ended a…
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