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  UN aid to Syria hangs on Russia decision

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 11:41pm on July 10, 2020

  The UN will announce Friday the  results of a vote on a resolution to prolong cross-border humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria, the authorization for which...

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  10m face acute food shortage in Yemen: UN

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 11:28pm on July 10, 2020

  Nearly 10 million people are facing acute food shortages in Yemen and urgent action is needed to avert a famine, the UN’s World Food Programme...

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  UN chief denounces ‘unprecedented’ foreign interference in Libya

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 11:17pm on July 09, 2020

  UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that foreign interference in the Libya conflict has reached ‘unprecedented levels,’ with sophisticated equipment and mercenaries involved in the...

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  Syria condemned at toxic arms watchdog over sarin attacks

  Agence France-Presse . The Hague | Updated at 11:15pm on July 09, 2020

  Member countries of the global chemical weapons watchdog voted overwhelmingly Thursday to take action on a probe that explicitly blamed Syria for nerve gas attacks...

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  Yemen on brink of famine again: UN

  Agence France-Presse . Dubai | Updated at 10:20pm on July 08, 2020

  War-torn Yemen is once again on the brink of famine as donor funds that averted catastrophe just 18 months ago have dried up, the country’s...

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  Saudi opens hajj registration for foreign residents

  Agence France-Presse . Riyadh | Updated at 01:21am on July 08, 2020

  Saudi Arabia on Monday opened hajj registration for foreign residents in the kingdom, saying they will make up 70 per cent of the pilgrims after...

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  Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi killed

  Agence France-Presse . Baghdad | Updated at 10:29pm on July 07, 2020

  Renowned jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi was shot outside his home in Baghdad on Monday and died shortly thereafter at a local hospital, Iraqi officials said....

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  US killing of Iran’s top general Soleimani unlawful: UN expert

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 10:25pm on July 07, 2020

  The US drone strike that killed Iran’s top general Qasem Soleimani was ‘unlawful’, the United Nations expert on extrajudicial killings concluded in a report released...

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  Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan warn Israel over annexation

  Agence France-Presse . Berlin | Updated at 10:20pm on July 07, 2020

  The foreign ministers of Egypt, France, Germany and Jordan on Tuesday urged Israel to abandon plans to begin annexing settlements in the West Bank, warning...

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  Rocket fired at Baghdad airport

  Agence France-Presse . Baghdad | Updated at 11:13pm on July 06, 2020

  A rocket landed near Baghdad airport overnight but did not explode, an Iraqi security source said, after two other rocket attacks targeted American diplomatic and...