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Beirut blast judge issues arrest warrant for ex finance minister Khalil
The lead judge investigating last year’s catastrophic Beirut port blast issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil after he failed to show up for questioning, a judicial source and local media said.…
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Pro-Iran groups biggest loser in record-low Iraq voter turnout
An alliance of Iraqi candidates representing Shiite militias supported by neighboring Iran has emerged as the biggest loser in the country’s national elections, according to partial results released Monday.
The results, posted online…
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The UAE announces the first robot investigator… a robot to investigate children’s…
Umm Al Qaiwain Police in the United Arab Emirates has unveiled the first robotic investigator to be certified in children's crimes.
According to the "Emirates Today" website, the new robot, called "Robotok", officially started its work…
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Oil storage tank on fire in southern Lebanon
A fire broke out on Monday at a fuel storage tank in the Zahrani oil facility in southern Lebanon, and firefighters were attempting to control the blaze.
The Lebanese army was evacuating the region amid fears that the fire would spread…
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Record low turnout in Iraq parliamentary election
Iraq saw a record low election turnout since the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, the independent body that oversees the election said Monday. The preliminary results signal widespread dissatisfaction and distrust in…
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Saudi Arabia calls on UN Security Council to impose deterrent measure on Yemen’s Houthis after Jazan…
Saudi Arabia called on the United Nations to hold Yemen’s Houthi militia accountable after 10 people that were injured in a drone attack on an airport.
Passengers and airport staff were among those hurt when the explosives-laden drone…
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UAE and Syria agree to ‘enhance economic cooperation’
The UAE and Syria have agreed on plans to enhance economic cooperation and explore new sectors.
The Emirates’ economy ministry announced the agreement on Sunday.
The ministry said value of non-oil trade between the two countries in…
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6 killed in Yemen as suicide bomb targets Aden governor
At least six people were killed and five injured on Sunday when a suicide bomber targeted the governor of the southern Yemen city of Aden.
Ahmed Hamed Lamlis and Agriculture Minister Salem Al-Soqatri were heading home after attending an…
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Germany’s Angela Merkel kicks off final official visit to Israel
Germany’s outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel will tour Israel’s national Holocaust memorial on Sunday and hold talks with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in her final official visit to the country after 16 years in power.
Merkel, making…
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Hezbollah member wanted for role in 1985 hijacking dies
Ali Atwa, a senior Hezbollah operative who was on the FBI’s most wanted list for his role in one of the most notorious plane hijackings in aviation history, has died, the Lebanese militant group said Saturday.
Atwa, who was believed…
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