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September 16, 2021

Iran fuel travel from Syria into Lebanon

Hezbollah began bringing Iranian fuel into Lebanon via Syria today, a move the group says should ease a crippling energy crisis but which opponents say risks provoking US sanctions, Reuters reports....

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September 16, 2021

The UN’s scrutiny of Israel deflects from its complicity in its ongoing occupation

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is spearheading an initiative ahead of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, urging governments and diplomats to reject the so-called anti-Israel bias at an international...

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September 16, 2021

Lebanon judge issues arrest warrant for ex-minister over Beirut blast

The judge investigating last year’s Beirut port blast today issued an arrest warrant for former public works minister Youssef Finianos after he failed to show up for questioning, the...

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September 16, 2021

Conditions in UK hotels housing asylum seekers sub-standard, unsafe, report finds

A new report has found that conditions in hotels housing asylum seekers are sub-standard and sometimes unsafe. For the report, over 50 asylum seekers in Glasgow provided information to...

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September 16, 2021

Saudi’s camel carvings thought to be world’s oldest life-size sculptures

Ancient life-size relief carvings depicting camels in Saudi Arabia are believed to be the oldest large-scale animal reliefs in the world. Discovered in 2018 in the northern Al-Jawf province...

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September 16, 2021

US: Turkey, Qatar working to resume flights to Afghanistan

Turkey and Qatar are working to resume normal flights to Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport, the United States State Department spokesperson said yesterday. Ned Price said that the Taliban...

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September 16, 2021

Bahrain places political prisoners under house arrest

Bahrain has released 30 prisoners conditionally, including 27 political prisoners, under legislation allowing electronic monitoring and house arrest instead. Under the 2017 “alternative sentence” law, prisoners who have served...

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September 16, 2021

Morocco backs de Mistura as UN envoy for Western Sahara

Morocco’s ambassador to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, announced on Wednesday that the Kingdom has agreed to the appointment of Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura as the Secretary-General’s envoy...

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September 16, 2021

Ex-Lebanon FM says relation with Syria will resume

Lebanon’s former Foreign Minister and head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil, said by virtue of nature and geography, the relationship between his country and Syria will resume....

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September 16, 2021

UAE, Israel normalisation saved two-state solution, Emirati envoy says

The UAE Ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al-Otaiba, said the normalisation agreement signed between his country and Israel has saved the two-state solution. Speaking at an event organised by the...

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