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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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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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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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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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5 Quick Stress Relievers for Teenagers

Stressed Teenager Let us quickly get to the review section and explore the world of zero stress! No matter wherever you go or whatever you do, stress remains a constant part of life. There literally exists no special person on earth who does not encounter stress and anxiety. A little bit of stress is always

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Jamal Khashoggi killers avoid execution as widely criticised Saudi Arabia trial wraps up

Photo: Credit Reuters Five people have been spared execution by a Saudi Arabian court over the murder of journalist and regime critic Jamal Khashoggi, after his family said they did not seek the death penalty. The 59-year-old columnist for The Washington Post was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey in 2018 after writing articles

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Macron is doing his best to win Lebanon back for colonial France

Lebanese President, Michel Aoun (R) hosts a dinner in honour of visiting French President Emmanuel Macron (L) at Baabda Presidential Palace in Beirut, Lebanon on 1 September 2020. [Lebanese Presidency / Handout – Anadolu Agency] By Motasem A Dalloul French President Emanuel Macron was the first international or regional leader to visit Beirut following the

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