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Yemen’s separatists quit some Aden posts as Houthis strike Saudi oil facility
ADEN/DUBAI - Southern Yemeni separatists withdrew on Saturday from some government buildings in Aden that they seized last week but...
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Washington should wake up to the fact that Hezbollah runs Lebanon
The US State Department has invited Gebran Bassil to Washington to speak at a conference, despite the Lebanese foreign minister’s...
US sanctions on Hezbollah officials are a call to action for the Lebanese state
by: Makram Rabah Last week the US Treasury issued a new list of names designating three members of Hezbollah under...
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Israel’s scramble for Africa: Selling water, weapons and lies
For years, Kenya has served as Israel's gateway to Africa. Israel has been using the strong political, economic and security relations between the two...
Why a Boris Johnson government could benefit the Gulf countries
Tomorrow it is widely expected that Boris Johnson will be unveiled as the new prime minister of the UK. Such...
Trump’s racism and American exceptionalism
The uproar over US President Donald Trump's latest outrageous remarks attacking four members of the US Congress - Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,...
Yemen’s separatists quit some Aden posts as Houthis strike Saudi oil facility
ADEN/DUBAI - Southern Yemeni separatists withdrew on Saturday from some government buildings in Aden that they seized last week but...
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Civilian death toll mounts as Syrian offensive widens
Beirut-Air strikes have killed more than two dozen civilians including 11 children in rebel-held northwestern Syria in the last two...
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Sudan military council, protest leaders sign landmark transition deal
Sudan’s protest leaders formally signed a deal with the Transitional Military Council in Khartoum on Saturday, paving the way for...
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Air strikes kill 15 civilians in northwest Syria, says monitor
Beirut-Air strikes on Friday by Syria’s regime and its Russian ally killed 15 civilians, most of them in a camp...
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