Arab-American mayor warns Biden has not ‘earned my vote’
Hammoud sidesteps the question of whether he could ultimately endorse Biden under the right circumstances, emphasizing that whatever he might...
Opposition retains majority in Kuwait parliament post elections
Kuwait City, Kuwait - Opposition lawmakers maintained a majority in Kuwait's parliament, results showed Friday, after the Gulf state's third parliamentary...
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Tunisia in ‘uncertainty’ as president pushes new constitution
Tunisian President Kais Saied is preparing to ask the public for their thoughts on a new constitution.
- President Kais Saied sacked the government, suspended parliament, and seized wide-ranging powers on July 25
- The former law professor has long called for an overhaul of the country's post-revolution political system
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Libya PM back in position after election postponed
The election, set for December 24, was meant to be the culmination of UN-led efforts to drag Libya out of...
- Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah chaired a cabinet meeting on Thursday, marking his return to the post
- This happened despite concerns that postponing of the country's presidential election could jeopardize his position
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Saudi king asks Iran to end ‘negative behavior’ in the region
King Salman said, ‘We hope (Iran) changes its policy and negative behavior in the region, and it heads towards dialogue...
- Saudi Arabia and Iran have had bitter ties for decades, taking opposing sides in a range of regional conflicts
- This includes Yemen, where Saudi Arabia leads a military coalition against Iran-backed Huthi rebels
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Residents in frustration and unease over Libya poll delay
The poll was meant to take place just over a year after a landmark east-west ceasefire. The delay will be...
- Libya’s electoral board has suggested pushing the vote back by a month to January 24
- However, given political animosity between different stakeholders, agreeing a new date may not be easy
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Arab League chief urges cooperation to achieve successful Libya elections
Aboul Ghaith pointed to the dangerous juncture that Libya is going through, and said that everyone should join hands and...
- In a statement, Aboul Gheit urged the concerned parties to adopt dialogue as the only means to resolve the dispute
- Gheit stressed on the importance of a national consensus on the legal and procedural rules for the elections
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UN chief criticizes Lebanon leaders during his visit
Lebanon is in the throes of an economic meltdown that has been called by the World Bank as among the...
- The UN stands in solidarity with the people of Lebanon, Guterres said at a press conference with Lebanese President Michel Aoun
- However, he added that Lebanese political leaders ‘do not have the right to be divided and paralyze the country’
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Saudi exempts Iran Yemen envoy from air blockade for Covid treatment
Iran's ambassador flew out of the rebel-held Yemeni capital to receive Covid treatment Saturday in a rare exemption from an...
- The Irani envoy flew out of the rebel-held Yemeni capital to receive Covid treatment.
- Oman has frequently mediated with the rebels and remained neutral in Yemen conflict.
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Pentagon documents reveal ‘deeply flawed’ US air war in Middle East
Poor or inadequate surveillance footage often contributed to deadly targeting failures.
- The NYT obtained the Pentagon documents for its report through Freedom of Information requests beginning in March 2017
- The documents were also sourced from lawsuits filed against the Defense Department and the Central Command
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Tunisia protests on revolution anniversary as economy spirals
Many Tunisians are tired of a system that is seen as graft-ridden and ineffective, and have welcomed the protests.
- Tunisian President Kais Saied has prolonged his suspension of parliament until elections in December 2022
- He also announced a nationwide public consultation to draw up a new constitution
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‘2022 Iraq budget depends on formation of new govt’
The Iraqi fiscal year ends on December 31, 2021, and the effective financial management law begins from the first day...
- The Iraqi fiscal year ends on December 31, 2021, and the effective financial management law begins from the first day of January 2022
- Iraq is in the process of forming a new government following the recent election in which the cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s movement Saeroon won the most votes
Arab-American mayor warns Biden has not ‘earned my vote’
Hammoud sidesteps the question of whether he could ultimately endorse Biden under the right circumstances, emphasizing that whatever he might...
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Iran’s BRICS membership to strengthen group, says XI
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Vignettes from first US election debate in Republican party
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Egyptian President Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure of the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the last decade behind bars,...
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Another Trump indictment looms as grand jury hears election case
Atlanta, United States - Prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the US state of Georgia were...
- The case would be the fourth brought against Trump this year -- it could lead to the first televised trial of a former president
- Donald Trump posted a number of messages to his Truth Social platform, and called the matter "ridiculous"
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Nearly 14m children in Sudan need aid, says UNICEF
NEW YORK, US - Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and fewer bureaucratic impediments to support...
- The crisis in Sudan recently passed the 100-day mark and overall, 24 million people across the country require aid.
- Chad is one of several neighboring nations hosting some 900,000 people who fled the violence in Sudan.
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Migrants suffer between life and death in Tunisia-Libya desert
In the midday heat, a Libyan patrol near the border with Tunisia comes across a black African man collapsed on...
- By the time they reach Libya, the migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are ready to drop from exhaustion, in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.
- Libyan border guards said that, over the past two weeks, they have rescued hundreds of migrants who said they were left by Tunisian authorities.