Arab League drops resolution condemning UAE-Israel deal

Last month, UAE, Israel reached agreement to normalize their relations The Arab League has dropped a draft resolution condemning a controversial agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize their relations, a Palestinian diplomatic source said on Wednesday. Palestine and Arab countries agreed to include an emphasis in the final agreement on commitment

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US coronavirus deaths top 190,000

More than 6.3M infection cases, 2,3M recoveries recorded, according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus-related fatalities in the US surged beyond 190,000 Wednesday, according to a running tally of Johns Hopkins University. The Maryland-based university counted 190,478 deaths and 6,334,158 confirmed infections, while 2,359,111 people have recovered from the disease since it appeared in the US.

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UN says lack of funding curtails flood response in Somalia

Photo/Somali Times The UN humanitarian agency said on Wednesday that shortage of funding continues to hamper life-saving response to the ongoing floods in Somalia. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) advisory board has approved a 9 million U.S. dollar reserve allocation to the worst floods

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The Gareen family arrives in Mogadishu.

Photo/Somali Times The presidents of Hirshabelle, Southwest and Galmudug regional administrations have recently arrived in Mogadishu and were welcomed by Somali government officials at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. The leaders concluded their meeting in Baidoa today and are scheduled to meet with the leaders of Jubaland, Puntland and President Farmajo tomorrow. According

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Birmingham stab attacks murder-accused appears in court

Photo: Credit Sky News Zephaniah McLeod has been charged with murder and attempted murder A 27-year-old man accused of murder and seven counts of attempted murder after a series of street stabbings has made a brief court appearance. Zephaniah McLeod obscured his face with hands during the majority of the hearing via a videolink to

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Afghan vice president ‘survives attempt on life’

Amrullah Saleh was target of roadside bombing in capital Kabul that killed at least 6, officials say Afghanistan’s vice president survived an assassination attempt in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, according to his office. Amrullah Saleh’s convoy was the target of a roadside bomb in the capital’s Taimany area during the morning rush hour, read

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Israel, UAE to sign deal at White House next week

Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, center left, elbow bumps with an Emirati official as he leaves Abu Dhabi, Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (Nir Elias/Pool via AP) Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House ceremony on Sept. 15, officials said Tuesday. Senior delegations

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Experts: Libya rivals UAE, Russia, Turkey violate UN embargo

Photo: Credit AP The warring parties in Libya and their international backers the United Arab Emirates, Russia and Jordan vs Turkey and Qatar. violated a U.N. arms embargo on the oil-rich north African country that remains “totally ineffective,” U.N. experts said in a new report. The panel of experts monitoring sanctions against Libya said in

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Tehran warns UAE about allowing Israel to use its territory to target Iran

Senior officials in Tehran have warned the United Arab Emirates about allowing Israel to use its territory to target Iran. Even the possibility of this is a threat to Iran’s national security, it was pointed out. The warning came hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv are

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Belarus activist resists authorities’ push to leave country

In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020 file photo, Maria Kolesnikova, one of Belarus’ opposition leaders, gestures during a rally in Minsk, Belarus. Maria Kolesnikova, a leading opposition activist and several other members of an opposition council in Belarus went missing Monday Sept. 7, 2020, and their colleagues feared they were detained as part of the

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