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Christian opposition backs Jihad Azour’s nomination for Lebanon presidency
Patriarch Bechara Al-Rai has praised Christian politicians as they united around a presidential candidate, in a move that could end a nearly eight-month power vacuum in Lebanon.
His blessings during Sunday sermon came after…
Dubai Customs seizes narcotics destined for Canada
Dubai Customs have aided Canadian authorities with the seizure of more than 547 kilograms of drugs destined for the country, Emirates News Agency reported on Sunday.
The narcotics were found in shipping containers originating from an…
Houthis fire Sanaa commerce chamber leaders over criticism
The Iran-backed Houthis have dismissed the leaders of Sanaa’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, days after the chamber issued a strongly worded statement condemning the militia’s harsh measures against the private sector in areas under…
Sudan’s warring sides remain in Jeddah despite end of ceasefire
Delegations from both Sudanese warring sides remain in Jeddah after the end of a ceasefire agreement as Saudi Arabia and the US continue to engage with them daily in an effort to facilitate humanitarian aid, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry…
Iran’s Khamenei defends tough approach towards West, blames protests on ‘thugs’
Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday defended his tough approach to the West, saying compromise would only invite further hostility from Iran’s enemies and blaming recent anti-government protests on “thugs and villains.”
Ali Khamenei’s…
Egypt deploys 3 tugboats to tow oil tanker after it breaks down in Suez Canal
Egypt has deployed three tug boats to tow an oil tanker that suffered an engine failure in the Suez Canal, the canal’s authority said in a statement on Sunday.
The canal’s head Osama Rabie said traffic heading northwards will resume as…
50 Daesh terrorists, 168 family members repatriated from Syria to Iraq
Fifty Daesh terrorists and 168 Iraqi members of terrorist families were repatriated from Syria to Iraq on Saturday, an Iraqi official said.
Iraqi authorities “received 50 members of the Daesh from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),”…
Three Europeans released by Iran arrive home
One Dane and two Austrian-Iranian citizens released from detention by Tehran arrived in their home countries on Saturday, after the latest in a series of prisoner swaps.
The three Europeans had landed shortly before 2:45 am (0045 GMT)…
Israelis stage mass protest against judicial reform plan
Tens of thousands of demonstrators thronged Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities on Saturday for the 22nd consecutive week to protest against a controversial plan to reform Israel’s judicial system.
The government’s reform proposals would…
Tunisian coast guard finds drowned child’s body after migrant ships sink
The Tunisian coast guard recovered the body of a young child thought to have drowned at sea when two vessels carrying migrants sank in the Mediterranean, a journalist working with AFP said.
The child’s body, dressed in a pink jumpsuit…