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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:25:42 +0000
Lebanon: Rallies Continue as Protesters Block Main Roads
Demonstrators have taken to the streets across Lebanon, blocking roads and clashing with security forces in protest at the worsening economic conditions that have seen the Lebanese currency tumble to record lows...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:56:51 +0000
Jordan Reports 38 Covid-19 Deaths, 3,481 Cases
Thirty-eight COVID-19 deaths and 3,481 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Saturday, increasing the caseload to 421,415, the government announced...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:49:11 +0000
Lebanese FM Summons Iranian Ambassador After Normalization Report
Lebanon has summoned the Iranian ambassador over a media report on the country’s Maronite leader. Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi was the focus of a report on the Iranian Al-Alam News Network website that accused him of sup...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:38:54 +0000
On His 3rd Day: Pope Francis Visits Erbil, Mosul
Pope Francis spent much of Saturday in the air, touching down in three cities during the second day of his apostolic visit in Iraqi...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:30:52 +0000
Saudi Shoots Down 8 Deadly Houthi Drones
The Arab-led coalition fighting in Yemen has intercepted a total of eight explosive-laden drones targeting civilians, according to Al Arabiya TV...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:02:24 +0000
Myanmar Protesters Honor Slain Teacher
At least 60 people have been killed during weeks of protests in Myanmar as police have escalated a crackdown to try to quell anti-coup demonstrations...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 06:53:41 +0000
Israel: Anti-government Protesters Call on Netanyahu to Resign
Thousands of protestors gathered on Saturday in Israel to demand Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu step down ahead of elections next month...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 10:37:42 +0000
Bloody Conflict: Somalia Suicide Bomb Kills 20, Wounds 30
At least 20 people were killed and 30 wounded in a suicide bombing outside a restaurant near the port in Somalia's capital Mogadishu late on Friday, emergency services said...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 10:27:30 +0000
The Syrian War Costs Over $1.2 Trillion in 10 Years
A new report by a humanitarian aid group has revealed that the economic cost of the ongoing foreign-sponsored conflict in Syria after 10 years is estimated to be at over US 1...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:41:26 +0000
With 50 Killed: 'Desperate Pleas' of Myanmar Protestors Tower High in The UN
The United Nations has been urged to hear the 'desperate pleas' of Myanmar's pro-democracy protestors at a meeting of the Security Council on Friday...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:18:57 +0000
The Pope in Iraq, Meets Top Shia Cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani
Pope Francis today held a historic meeting with the top Shia Islam cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on day two of his landmark visit to Iraq...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 08:45:18 +0000
Israel's Violation of The 'Blue Line' Won't Help Peace
The Blue Line, stretching for 120km along Lebanon’s southern frontier, is a key to peace in the region...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:59:02 +0000
Pope Francis Hails Iraq as "Cradle of Civilizations" in First Historic Visit
Pope Francis has arrived in Iraq for the first ever papal visit there, and his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:33:14 +0000
Brazil: COVID-19 Deaths Hit Over 261,000
Brazil surpassed 261,000 COVID-19 deaths Thursday in what is being regarded by experts as the worst period since the beginning of the country’s health crisis, with some saying the South American nation could face more than 3,000 deaths daily in the...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:21:40 +0000
UN: Syria Must Eliminate Its Chemical Weapons
The United Nations Security Council (UN) said Thursday that Syria has made only "limited developments" in eliminating its chemical weapons since 2013...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:16:23 +0000
The US Blacklists Four Myanmar Entities Over Bloody Crackdown
The US tightened export and re-export rules for Myanmar on Thursday in a bid to punish the military for its increasingly bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:25:21 +0000
Deadly 7.3 Quake Strikes New Zealand
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand today, triggering warnings of a possible tsunami...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:25:21 +0000
Israeli Orthodox Groups Compare Reform Jews to Dogs
New adverts promoted by Orthodox Jewish groups have compared Israeli Reform Jews to dogs, sparking outcry from progressives...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:24:56 +0000
Sudan Receives First Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines With Over 800,000 Doses
UNICEF-Over 800,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine touched down at the Khartoum International Airport...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:19:43 +0000
The ICC Will Open Formal Investigation Into Israeli War Crimes in Palestine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, today announced that her office will open a formal investigation into war crimes in Palestine...



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