PM-designate asks Lebanon’s government to pay dues to Special Tribunal
Cairo (Reuters) – Prime Minister-Designate Saad al-Hariri asked the Lebanese government on Saturday to pay its dues to the Special
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Egypt sends building equipment to begin Gaza reconstruction
Cairo (Reuters) – Egypt has sent a convoy of engineers and building equipment to Gaza to begin reconstruction in the
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Egypt aims to vaccinate 40% of population by end-2021 – PM
Cairo (Reuters) – Egypt aims to vaccinate 40% of its population against coronavirus by the end of 2021, the prime
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WHO to start COVID-19 vaccination in Houthi-run north Yemen
Dubai (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation will start COVID-19 vaccinations next week in north Yemen where the Houthi authorities
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Iran removes central bank head who is running for president
Dubai (Reuters) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed the central bank governor, Abdolnaser Hemmati, one of the few moderates
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Qatar sees no reason for normalising ties with Syria, says foreign minister
Dubai (Reuters) – Qatar has no plans to normalise ties with Syria, the Gulf state’s foreign minister said, after Syrian
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Iran fails to explain uranium traces found at several sites -IAEA report
Vienna (Reuters) – Iran has failed to explain traces of processed uranium found at several undeclared sites, a quarterly report
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Saudi Arabia lifts ban from travelers arriving from 11 countries
Riyadh (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is lifting a ban on travelers arriving from 11 countries that it imposed to curb
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah congratulates Syria’s Assad on election victory – statement
Beirut (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Friday congratulated Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on winning a fourth term in office, it
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Syria opposition leader says Assad election to worsen country’s plight
Amman (Reuters) – A “sham” election designed to prolong President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on Syria shows that only international pressure
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