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Lebanese army stops boat carrying 90 people off coast
The Lebanese army said Saturday it had stopped a boatload of 91 people including Syrian and Palestinian refugees from departing Lebanon illegally.
Women and children were among the group intercepted Friday by a navy patrol off the coast…
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Libya parliament speaker submits papers to stand in presidential vote
The speaker of the eastern-based Libyan parliament, Aguila Saleh Issa, submitted papers on Saturday to stand in presidential elections.
The elections, scheduled for Dec. 24, remain in doubt amid disputes over the rules.
“I came today…
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Arab coalition says more than 100 Houthis killed in strikes on Marib and Al-Bayda
The Arab coalition said on Friday that more than 105 Houthis were killed in strikes on the Yemeni provinces of Marib and Al-Bayda.
The coalition added that 19 military vehicles and an air defence system were also destroyed during the…
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After years of war, Libya’s Benghazi a chaotic urban sprawl
Over a decade of war in Libya the second city Benghazi has mushroomed to twice its size, creating an unplanned and chaotic urban sprawl.
The fighting has displaced countless families, forcing many to build new homes without permits in a…
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Iraq Shiite leader Sadr cautions vote ‘losers’
Influential Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, the big winner in initial results from Iraq’s election last month, on Thursday called on the “losers” not to disturb the war-scarred country’s democratic process.
His appeal came after weeks of…
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Kuwait detains 18 suspected of financing Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Prosecutors in Kuwait have detained 18 people suspected of financing Lebanon’s powerful Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah, the newspapers Al-Qabas and Al-Rai reported on Thursday.
Al Qabas said the prosecution ordered the detainees to be…
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UN security council calls on Houthis to end US embassy raid, release hostages
The UN Security Council condemned “in the strongest terms” the Houthis’ ongoing breach of the former US embassy compound in Sanaa, calling on the Iran-backed militia to immediately withdraw their militants from the premises and release the…
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Sudan activists call for escalation after deadliest day since coup
The UN has called on Sudan’s “de facto authorities and the security forces to exercise restraint and refrain form committing further human rights violations.”
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric’s remarks came as opponents of the coup in…
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US works to keep its forces in Iraq, Syria to help fight Daesh: Pentagon
The US is working to keep its forces in Iraq and Syria to help fight Daesh, Al-Arabiya TV reported on Friday citing the Pentagon.
It further said that it will keep tens of thousands of soldiers in military bases in the Middle East.
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Tear gas fired at dozens of protesters in Sudan capital
KHARTOUM: Sudanese security forces fired tear gas Thursday morning at dozens of protesters manning barricades in the capital Khartoum, a witness said.
Police have remained deployed in large numbers in north Khartoum where demonstrators…
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