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The killing of the former head of the Ukrainian foreign intelligence in Egypt
Today, Friday, the Ukrainian authorities reported that the former head of the country's foreign intelligence service, Viktor Gfuzd, drowned in Egypt.
The Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister, Vigny Yinin, confirmed that Gfuzd was killed as…
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UN rights council orders probe into Gaza conflict
The UN Human Rights Council decided Thursday to create an open-ended international investigation into violations surrounding the latest Gaza violence, and into “systematic” abuses in the Palestinian territories and inside Israel.
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UN launches $95m urgent aid appeal for Gaza repairs
The UN launched an emergency appeal on Thursday to raise $95 million of funding for urgent humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza, along with repairs to key infrastructure damaged by Israeli attacks this month.
The conflict has left…
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Yemen envoy says discussions with Houthis were ‘positive’
The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths said negotiations with Houthis in Muscat were positive, Al-Arabiya TV reported on Friday.
Griffiths discussed with the Houthis the commitment to a ceasefire and the resumption of…
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Moscow backs Hariri forming a technocratic government
Russia has reiterated its “firm position and commitment to supporting Lebanon’s sovereignty, independence, territorial unity and stability.”
Moscow has also indicated its support for Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri forming a…
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Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide
Syrian President Bashar Assad was re-elected in a landslide, officials said Thursday, ushering in a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country following an election described as illegitimate and a sham by the West and his opposition.…
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Syrians vote in election certain to give Assad new mandate
Syrians in government-held areas of the war-torn country headed to polling stations early Wednesday to vote in a presidential election set to give President Bashar Assad a fourth seven-year term.
The vote is the second presidential…
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Saudi deputy defense minister receives US, UN envoys for Yemen
Prince Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister, received US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking.
They reviewed developments in the Yemen, and the joint efforts made to support the Saudi initiative and the UN efforts…
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Lebanon’s deepening crisis holds slender promise of a decentralized state
Since Lebanon’s currency collapsed in October 2019 — thrusting the nation into its deepest economic crisis in recent memory — a growing number of its citizens have been forced to rely on private generators to power their homes. The…
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US to reopen Jerusalem consulate, upgrading Palestinian ties
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday that the US would reopen its Consulate General in Jerusalem — a move that restores ties with Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration.
The consulate long served…
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