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Economy, security meetings will not settle Palestine-Israel conflict: Analysts
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a rare visit to Israel on Tuesday for a meeting with Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Gantz approved a raft of measures aimed at improving relations with the Palestine on Wednesday.
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Iraq vote victor Moqtada Sadr meets pro-Iran rivals
The winner of Iraq’s October parliamentary election, Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, met on Wednesday with rivals from the pro-Iran Hashd Al-Shaabi former paramilitary alliance ahead of the opening of parliament.
The Oct. 10 vote was…
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Sudan officials: 31 bodies retrieved from collapsed mine
Sudanese authorities said Wednesday rescue workers retrieved at least 31 bodies from a collapsed gold mine in West Kordofan province.
The country’s state-run mining company said workers and villagers were still searching the Darsaya mine…
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Lebanon seizes Captagon shipment in fake oranges
A shipment of fake oranges hid millions of Captagon pills intercepted by Lebanese authorities, the interior minister said Wednesday, in the latest regional seizure of the stimulant drug.
Customs officers seized “nearly nine million…
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UN demands release of workers abducted by Houthis in Yemen
Two UN bodies working in Yemen have accused the Iran-backed Houthis of abudcting two of their Yemeni workers in Sanaa, demanding their immediate release.
Audrey Azoulay, director general of UNESCO, and Michelle Bachelet, UN high…
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Houthi projectile kills two in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan
A Saudi citizen and a Yemeni resident of the Kingdom were killed after a Houthi projectile hit Jazan on Friday.
The projectile fell in Samtah, a town in Jazan, and also damaged an industrial workshop, the Arab coalition said.
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Internet services disrupted in Sudan’s Khartoum ahead of protests
Internet services appeared to be disrupted in the Sudanese capital Khartoum early on Saturday ahead of planned protests, according to a Reuters witness.
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Lebanon endures gloomy Christmas amid currency crash
Lebanon’s Christians will celebrate Christmas this year amid some of the harshest economic conditions in the country’s history, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi said on Friday.
In his Christmas message, Al-Rahi reprimanded…
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Libyans protest against poll cancellation
Hundreds took to the streets in several Libyan cities to protest against the cancellation of Friday’s long-awaited presidential election, a blow to hopes of ending a decade of chaos in the North African country.
Several parliamentary…
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UK condemns Iran’s launch of ballistic missiles in war games
Britain said on Friday it condemned a launch of ballistic missiles by Iran in war games conducted this week.
“These actions are a threat to regional and international security and we call on Iran to immediately cease its activities,” the…
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