Lebanon Detains Former Palestinian Envoy Over Corruption Probe
Beirut– Lebanese authorities have detained former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Dabbour on corruption charges after he arrived at Beirut’s
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UN Says Iran Executed 21, Arrested 4,000 Since Regional War Began
Geneva– Iran has executed at least 21 people and arrested more than 4,000 others on national security-related charges since the
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Former Mossad Chief Warns West Bank Violence Poses ‘Existential Threat’ to Israel
Dubai– Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo has warned that escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank poses
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UN Sanctions Brother of RSF Chief Over Sudan Atrocities
New York – The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four additional individuals accused of fueling Sudan’s
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Libya Court Sentences Four Human Traffickers to Up to 22 Years
Tripoli– A criminal court in Tripoli on Tuesday sentenced four members of what Libyan authorities described as a human trafficking
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DEM Party Accuses Ankara of Stalling Fragile PKK Peace Process
Ankara– Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party on Tuesday sharply criticized President Tayyip Erdogan’s government for what it described as hesitant and
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Israel orders evacuations in southern Lebanon, cites Hezbollah ceasefire violations
Jerusalem — Israel’s military on Tuesday ordered residents of more than a dozen towns and villages in southern Lebanon to
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Displaced Lebanese families face deepening hardship as war nears two months
Beirut— Nearly two months after renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah forced them from their homes, many displaced Lebanese families
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UAE to exit OPEC from May 1 in major shift to energy strategy
Dubai — The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
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Israeli Cabinet Approves Expanded Aid Corridors Into Gaza
Jerusalem — Israel’s security cabinet approved additional humanitarian aid corridors into Gaza on Monday following growing international pressure over worsening
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