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August 4, 2021

Germany detains Syrian man suspected of grenade attack on civilians at refugee camp near Damascus

German police have detained a Syrian man in Berlin suspected of firing a grenade into a crowd of civilians at a refugee camp near Damascus in 2014, prosecutors said...

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August 4, 2021

Hezbollah leader says ‘parties’ seek to drag Lebanon into civil war

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday accused certain parties of seeking to drag Lebanon into a civil war, Anadolu Agency reported. “We will not go where the enemy wants (to a...

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August 4, 2021

US condemns regime’s ‘brutal assault’ on Syria’s Daraa

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sharply condemned on Wednesday the Assad regime’s “brutal assault” on the southwestern Syrian city of Daraa, Anadolu Agency reports. Blinken called “for an immediate end...

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August 4, 2021

Lebanese president appeals for aid one year on from Beirut port blast

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Wednesday appealed for international aid to help the Arab country provide basic services to citizens, Anadolu Agency reported. “Lebanon is currently going through the hardest times,”...

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August 4, 2021

Oman, US hold joint military exercise ‘Valley of Fire 2021’

The militaries of Oman and the US are holding joint exercises codenamed “Valley of Fire 2021”. The 11-day drill hosted at the sultanate’s Thumrait Air Base began yesterday and...

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August 4, 2021

Beirut blast anniversary marked with protests

READ: Bride of Beirut recalls the ‘dark day’ of her wedding...

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August 4, 2021

Tunisia’s largest trade union urges president to expedite appointment of new PM

The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) urged President Kais Saied to expedite the appointment of a prime minister and form a government to face the urgent challenges the country...

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August 4, 2021

Saudi Arabia: minister says Israel must allow establishment of a Palestinian state

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister has rejected the possibility of normalising ties with Israel, saying that the goal of Palestinian statehood must be addressed first. “The best way to build...

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August 4, 2021

Tunisia’s president dismisses 30 officials in 10 days

Thirty officials have been sacked from state institutions in Tunisia following President Kais Saied’s 25 July takeover of executive powers. Last month, Saied announced that he had frozen parliament, sacked Prime...

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August 4, 2021

US lawmakers approach crunch vote to restrain presidents from launching never-ending wars

A near two-decade old act authorising US military intervention across the Middle East and beyond will appear before the Senate for a critical vote today, which could have a...

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