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Lebanese leaders at loggerheads as fuel crisis worsens

Lebanese leaders at loggerheads as fuel crisis worsens

BEIRUT, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun called an emergency meeting to discuss a worsening fuel crisis on…
Taliban seize province near capital, attack northern city

Taliban seize province near capital, attack northern city

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban seized a province just south of Afghanistan’s capital and launched a multi-pronged assault early…
UK tops US, Australia as study destination for Emirati students in 2019/20

UK tops US, Australia as study destination for Emirati students in 2019/20

Despite the United Arab Emirates being a popular destination among international students due to its strong universities and English study…
Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway

Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway

SIRTE, Libya, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The green bus rumbling from Benghazi to Tripoli this week was the first to…
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization

Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization

DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations a year ago, are looking to…
Afghanistan: Taliban offensive puts Iran in a bind

Afghanistan: Taliban offensive puts Iran in a bind

Iran has been beefing up its military presence along its border with Afghanistan since early May when US-led foreign troops…
Is Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ moment finally here?

Is Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ moment finally here?

Earlier this week, hundreds of Moroccans protested the death of Yassine Lekhmidi, a 25-year-old man in the city of Sidi…
Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out

Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out

KABUL, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of its second and…
Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27

Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Search-and-rescue crews in northern Turkey recovered 10 more bodies overnight, raising the death toll from the…
Anger in Lebanon over central bank ending of fuel subsidies

Anger in Lebanon over central bank ending of fuel subsidies

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Thursday called a decision by the central bank to end subsidies to…
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