Middle East

Online DeskOctober 21, 2019
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Lebanon’s PM agrees on reforms amid nationwide protests

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri agreed on Sunday a package of reforms with government partners to ease an economic crisis…
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AgenciesOctober 21, 2019
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Kurds evacuate Syrian town in the first pullout after ceasefire

Dozens of vehicles rolled out of a besieged Syrian border town, evacuating Kurdish fighters and civilians and opening the way…
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AgenciesOctober 21, 2019
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No Syria-type pullout planned for Afghanistan: Pentagon chief

Afghans should not misconstrue America’s sudden and contentious withdrawal from parts of Syria as a precursor to a similar move…
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Uzzal Hossan KhanOctober 13, 2019
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World Most Important program for Humanity: St. Catherine’s forum for religious tolerance

South Sinai governorate organised the fifth St Catherine forum on religious tolerance, “Here We Pray Together,” on 10-12 October. Later on…
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Online DeskOctober 10, 2019
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Iran women allowed into football stadium for the first time in decades

Iranian women fans are free to enter a football stadium on Thursday for the first time in decades, after FIFA…
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Online DeskOctober 10, 2019
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Turkish army launches push into Syria, airstrikes hit the border town

President Tayyip Erdogan, announcing the start of the action, said the aim was to eliminate what he called a “terror…
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AgenciesOctober 8, 2019
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Iraq military admits ‘excessive force’ used in deadly protests

Iraq’s military admitted for the first time on Monday it had used “excessive force” in nearly a week of deadly protests,…
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AgenciesOctober 8, 2019
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Yemeni govt, separatists close to deal on ending Aden stand-off

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and southern separatists are close to a deal that would end a power struggle in the southern…
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AgenciesOctober 7, 2019
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US to withdraw troops as Turkey launches Syria operation: White House

US troops in northern Syria will no longer be near the border with Turkey, nor will they support Ankara’s “long-planned…
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AgenciesOctober 2, 2019
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Iran sentences one person to death for spying for the US

Iranian courts have sentenced one person to death for spying for the United States and jailed two others for 10…
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