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Analysis: Libya’s rival forces have stopped shooting, but they’re not pulling back
Middle East

Analysis: Libya’s rival forces have stopped shooting, but they’re not pulling back

SIRTE, Libya/TUNIS (Reuters) – In Libya’s frontline city of Sirte, parts of which still lie in ruins, the commission set…
UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy
Egypt

UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has cost the seaside territory as much as US$16.7 billion…
Libya’s rivals meet to discuss transitional government
Middle East

Libya’s rivals meet to discuss transitional government

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals on Monday began a second round of talks on a mechanism to choose a transitional…
Veteran Syrian diplomat Mekdad named foreign minister, state media says
Middle East

Veteran Syrian diplomat Mekdad named foreign minister, state media says

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s President Bashar al Assad named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday to replace…
Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port
Middle East

Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s authorities signed a contract this month with a German company to clear dangerous material stored for…
UN: Pandemic tough on millions of Mideast, North African children
Middle East

UN: Pandemic tough on millions of Mideast, North African children

CAIRO (AP) — The global pandemic and ensuing lockdown have taken their toll on the mental and physical well-being of…
Online G-20 summit lacks glam, and maybe results, amid virus
World

Online G-20 summit lacks glam, and maybe results, amid virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This weekend’s summit of leaders from the Group of 20 stands out more for…
Instability in Ethiopia’s Tigary region prompts evacuation of nine Egyptians
Egypt

Instability in Ethiopia’s Tigary region prompts evacuation of nine Egyptians

Egypt announced on Wednesday the evacuation of nine Egyptians stranded in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which has witnessed days of fierce…
UN: Over 25,300 fleeing Ethiopia fighting have reached Sudan
Middle East

UN: Over 25,300 fleeing Ethiopia fighting have reached Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — Ethiopia’s growing conflict has resulted in more than 25,300 refugees fleeing the Tigray region into Sudan, the…
Israelis protest EU delegation’s visit to planned settlement
Middle East

Israelis protest EU delegation’s visit to planned settlement

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli protesters shouted down a group of European diplomats on Monday who were visiting the site of…
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