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The three Lebanese leaders denounced in the strongest terms the Israeli border wall, which, they said, infringes Lebanon’s sovereignty and undermines border stability. President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri agreed to act to stop Read more
A man wielding a machete was shot and arrested Monday in capital Tehran after he tried to intrude inside the presidential complex. The man, a 35-year old, was shot at a leg when trying to force the security gate of Read more
Leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas Monday told London that Palestinians are eager to return to peace talks with Israel under the auspices of a multinational forum with reduced US role, following Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Read more
Moroccan squad of local players claimed the African Nations Championship (CHAN) title after thrashing Nigeria 4-0 win on Sunday in Casablanca. Under a heavy rain in a stadium attended by thousands of Moroccan and African supporters, Morocco’s Zakaria Hadraf scored Read more
After the declaration of the defeat of IS in Iraq, the US is planning to redeploy its forces there to Afghanistan where terrorists are resurfacing taking control over swathes of tribal areas. US media speaks of a drawing dawn of Read more
Tehran’s prosecutor Jafari Dowlatabadi said an unnamed person has been sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of relaying information about Iran’s nuclear program to a US intelligence agent and a European country. “The spy who had met Read more
Syrian rebels shot down a Russian warplane and killed its pilot on the ground after he ejected from the plane, Russia’s defense ministry and Syrian rebels said. The SU-25 came down in Syria’s northern Idlib province that has seen heavy Read more
Turkey has suffered the deadliest day since the launch of the Olive Branch Operation to crush the Kurdish militias in Afrin. Eight Turkish soldiers died in the military campaign including five who died in a single attack on a tank, Read more
Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan, professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford, has been indicted by a French prosecutor after being taken in custody on rape charges. Two women filed rape charges against Ramadan at a French court. Read more
Turkey Friday rejected placement of Hamas Chief on the US blacklist of terrorists, calling the Islamist movement an ‘important reality of the Palestinian political life’. “It is obvious that this decision, which overlooks the fact that Hamas is an important Read more