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US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change

US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change

BEIRUT (AP) — There can be no financial bailout for Lebanon, a senior US official said Saturday, calling on the…
Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan

Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — Flash floods have ravaged swaths of Sudan for weeks, leaving at least 60 people dead and destroying…
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch

Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue…
UAE-Israel phone lines open after accord to normalise relations

UAE-Israel phone lines open after accord to normalise relations

DUBAI (Reuters) – Telephone lines between the United Arab Emirates and Israel were open on Sunday in a development the…
Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed

Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that international aid pledged following a massive explosion in Beirut…
Israel shuts Gaza fishing zone after overnight fighting

Israel shuts Gaza fishing zone after overnight fighting

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed the Gaza Strip’s offshore fishing zone Sunday following a night of cross-border fighting with Palestinian…
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN

Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN

At least eight children aged under five have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria that houses relatives…
Iran says US humilated by rejection of bid to extend arms embargo on Tehran

Iran says US humilated by rejection of bid to extend arms embargo on Tehran

(Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Washington had suffered a humiliating defeat in its bid to…
Iran threatens ‘dangerous future’ for UAE after Israel deal

Iran threatens ‘dangerous future’ for UAE after Israel deal

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard vowed on Saturday that there would be dangerous consequences for the United…
US calls for credible probe into Beirut blast

US calls for credible probe into Beirut blast

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A senior US official called on Saturday for a “thorough, transparent and credible” investigation into this month’s…
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