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France ‘regrets’ Lebanon has not yet formed a government
France “regrets” that Lebanon has been unable to form a new government after a mass resignation in the wake of…
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Lebanon’s Hariri says failure to form government nothing to celebrate
Anyone celebrating the failure of a French initiative to get Lebanon’s fractious leaders to form a new government will regret…
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Coronavirus: Dubai hotels must close by 3 a.m. under latest COVID-19 restrictions
Hotels in the United Arab Emirates’ Dubai must close by 3 a.m. under the latest coronavirus restrictions issued by authorities…
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Coronavirus: UAE detects significant rise in infections with 1,078 new cases
The United Arab Emirates detected another significant rise in infections with 1,078 new cases in just 24 hours, raising the…
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Lebanon’s PM designate Adib announces his resignation
Lebanon’s Prime Minister designate Mustapha Adib will be stepping down from his position amid political impasse over the formation of…
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US threatens Baghdad with sanctions over Iran-backed militia attacks in Iraq: Sources
The United States has threatened to shut its embassy in Baghdad in a strongly-worded message delivered to Iraq’s president in…
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Syria releases employees of Makhlouf, embattled billionaire cousin of Assad
Authorities in war-torn Syria have released dozens of current and former employees of President Bashar al-Assad’s embattled billionaire cousin Rami…
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Lebanese army says it arrests terrorist in connection with killing of 4 soldiers
A terrorist was arrested Friday in north Lebanon for his involvement in killing four soldiers during a raid earlier this month, the…
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Palestine’s Abbas calls on UN to arrange international conference next year
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appealed Friday to the United Nations to arrange an international conference on the peace process, in the…
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Bahrain claims deal with Israel supports two-state solution
Bahrain’s monarch has said that his kingdom’s normalisation deal with Israel should lead to greater efforts towards ending the Palestinian-Israel…
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