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Khartoum airport will reopen on Wednesday: Head of Sudan civil aviation
Khartoum International Airport will reopen on Wednesday at 1400 GMT, the head of Sudanese civil aviation told Reuters.
The airport was closed from Monday following the ousting of Sudan's government by the military.
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Lebanese media minister stirs controversy yet again by defending Houthis
The Gulf Cooperation Council condemned Wednesday the comments made by the Lebanese Minister of Information on the situation in Yemen, saying it reflects limited knowledge and shallow understanding.
A day earlier, Lebanon’s information…
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Lebanon top politicians agree solution to political tensions, Maronite Patriarch says
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric on Tuesday said the country’s three leading politicians agreed to a “solution” to political tensions and government paralysis tied to high-profile judicial investigations.
“There is a constitutional and…
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Iraq blames Iran for drastic decline in river flow
Iraqi officials warned Tuesday of a drastic drop in the flow of water in a river from Iran due to low rainfall and dam-building in the neighboring Islamic republic.
The Sirwan river begins in Iran, flowing to Darbandikhan Dam in…
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Telecommunications interrupted in Sudan after coup
Telecommunications were interrupted in Sudan, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday, a day after the country’s military seized power in a coup and a health ministry official said seven people were killed in clashes between soldiers and street…
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Saudi, Moroccan leaders hold talks at Middle East Green Initiative Summit
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, deputy prime minister and minister of defense, received a written letter from Moroccan King Mohammed VI.
Morocco’s Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch handed the letter to the crown prince during their…
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UN experts denounce Israeli branding of Palestinian rights groups as terrorists
UN human rights experts on Monday “strongly and unequivocally” condemned the decision by Israeli authorities to designate six Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organizations.
“This designation is a frontal attack on the…
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Iran uses death penalty to target protesters, human rights expert tells UN
A human rights expert described executions carried out in Iran as “an arbitrary deprivation of life,” as he called on Tehran to reform its laws and abolish the death penalty. He said the punishment is often used as a political tool.…
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Iran behind drone attack on US base in Syria
US officials say they believe Iran was behind the drone attack last week at the military outpost in southern Syria where American troops are based.
Officials said Monday the US believes that Iran resourced and encouraged the attack, but…
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Diplomatic row heats up in Turkey over envoys’ joint declaration
The joint declaration by 10 ambassadors of Western countries urging the release of the 64-year-old jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala continues to shape domestic politics in Turkey, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordering the Foreign…
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