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Lieberman gets Covid and goes into self-isolation

7 months ago
Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Saturday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and would self-isolate but continue working from home. "I feel good and will isolate in the next few days," Lieberman said on Twitter. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid tested positive on Monday. Lieberman has faced some public criticism for not providing […]
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EU to shelter Ukraine after massive cyberattack

7 months ago
The European Union is mobilizing "all its resources" to aid Ukraine after a cyberattack on the country's government websites, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday. Borrell said the EU's political and security committee would convene later on Friday for an urgent meeting on the attack, which he said "merits condemnation". The EU's […]
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Post-coup Sudan council appointed by coup leaders

9 months ago
Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday named a new ruling council to steer the country’s transition after last month’s military takeover, state television reported. The announcement came more than two weeks since Burhan dissolved the government led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, detained the civilian leadership, and declared a nationwide state of emergency. It […]
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Lebanese crisis forces Pizza hut to shut down

1 year ago
Pizza Hut is closing in Lebanon as the fast food chain succumbs to the country’s deepening economic crisis. The family food favorite posted a notice on social media thanking its customers for their support and asking them to “hold on to these memories until we make new ones.” Rocketing inflation, power blackouts and the closure […]
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Hariri in stand-off with president over new cabinet

1 year ago
Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Saad Hariri said on Saturday he will not form a cabinet that simply caters to President Michel Aoun’s wishes. “I will not form a government as the team of his Excellency the President wants it, nor any other political faction. I will only form the kind of government needed to stop collapse […]
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France plans further measures against Lebanon, sources say

1 year ago
France and its international partners will seek to increase pressure on Lebanon’s politicians in the coming months, a French diplomat said on Wednesday, although he did not envisage sanctions against individuals in the immediate term. Paris has spearheaded international efforts to rescue the former French protectorate from its deepest crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war, […]
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UAE reaafirms support for Lebanon during Saad Al-Hariri visit

1 year ago
Abu Dhabi ruler Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan affirmed the UAE's support for the Lebanese people during a meeting with Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Al-Hariri. The Abu Dhabi ruler said that the UAE supported the ambitions of the Lebanese people for “unity, stability and development,” state news agency WAM reported. During the meeting – held at […]
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Israel, US make new claims, requests about Beirut blast - UPDATES

2 years ago
Seismological data suggests that six blasts preceded the Beirut port explosion, the last of them a combustion of fireworks that apparently set off a warehouse full of ammonium nitrate, an Israeli analyst said on Thursday. The six blasts were at 11-second intervals during the Aug. 4 incident, with the main explosion following the last by […]
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Abu Dhabi Police arrest government official for corruption

4 years ago
Police in Abu Dhabi arrested a government employee on Monday for taking a monthly stipend allocated to another person, who was dead for the last seven years. The male suspect, a Gulf national, was also caught with items and trinkets believed to have been used in practicing witchcraft. Lt Col Mattar Mu'ded Al Muhairi, head […]
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Tokyo Governor Sees Boost as Abe Dissolves Japan Parliament

5 years ago
Japan’s opposition forces appeared set to consolidate around Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, whose new political group narrowed a gap in opinion polls with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party weeks ahead of a general election. Abe dissolved parliament on Thursday for an election expected on Oct. 22. The Democratic Party, which has been one of […]
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Qatar announces major government reshuffle

7 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS -- Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani appointed new foreign and labour ministers Wednesday in a reshuffle of heavyweight cabinet positions, state media announced. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, a member of the royal family, replaced Khalid al-Attiyah as foreign minister, according to the emir's order published on the official Qatar […]
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Turkey's Erdogan Calls for New Government, Coalition Negotiations Likely To Be Complicated

7 years ago
On 11 June, President Tayyip Erdogan urged Turkey's political parties to work quickly to form a new government, saying egos should be left aside and that history would judge anyone who stood in the way. In his first public appearance since Sunday's parliamentary election deprived the ruling AK Party of a majority, Erdogan said his […]
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