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| Pompeo raps Hezbollah for ‘dark ambitions’ |
Timour Azhari| The Daily Star
BEIRUT: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday lambasted Hezbollah for putting the interests of itself and its patron Iran over Lebanon and taking unilateral action on “war and peace and life |  |
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| U.S. tirade ‘unlikely’ to curb Hezbollah |
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star
BEIRUT: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s unprecedented tough rhetoric against Hezbollah amounted to a call on the Lebanese government to act to curb the party’s influence in Lebanon, |
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| Thousands of Algerians rally to demand Bouteflika quit |
ALGIERS: Tens of thousands of Algerians rallied Friday to demand the immediate resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who is fighting for his political survival in the face of relentless protests and the desertion of long-time allies.
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| Daesh '100 percent' defeated in Syria: White House |
BAGHOUZ, Syria: Daesh (ISIS) no longer holds any territory in Syria, a White House spokesperson said on Friday after Washington's local ally in Syria reported that fighting with the militants continued at the site of their last enclave.
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| US preparing official document on recognizing Israeli sovereignty of Golan Heights |
Reuters
WASHINGTON: U.S. officials are preparing an official document to codify recognition by the United States of Israeli sovereignty of the Golan Heights and President Donald Trump is likely to sign it next week, a senior adminis |
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| Russia, Syria urge US to discuss evacuation of refugee camp |
Associated Press
MOSCOW: Russia and Syria have invited the U.S. to have a joint discussion on evacuating a refugee camp in southern Syria.
The Russian and Syrian refugee return coordination centers urged the U.S. to h |
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| UN rights forum condemns Israel over deadly Gaza protests |
Reuters
GENEVA: The United Nations Human Rights Council Friday condemned Israel's "apparent intentional use of unlawful lethal and other excessive force" against civilian protesters in Gaza, and called for perpetrators |
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| U.S. envoy blames Houthis for Yemen peace deal delays |
Reuters
ADEN, Yemen: The U.S. ambassador to Yemen blamed the Houthi movement Thursday for the stalling of a U.N.-led peace deal in the main port of Hodeida and said the group’s weapons pose a threat to other countries in the r |
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| Sudan's Bashir appoints ruling party head as assistant: presidency |
Reuters
KHARTOUM: Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has appointed ruling party head Ahmad Haroun, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), as an assistant, a presidency statement said on Thursday.
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| Mentoring program aims to empower rural Lebanese female entrepreneurs |
BEIRUT: A mentoring program launched Friday will pair 430 female entrepreneurs in rural areas across Lebanon with female business leaders.
The Women’s Mentoring Program 2019-2020 will connect women leaders in business from the Bl |  |
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