West Asia
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M’arib battle prelude to peace: Yemen's FM
Aug 04, 2021 16:07Yemeni Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf says Saudi Arabia and its allies have been funneling Ma’rib’s oil and gas revenues to their mercenaries in order to help finance the war, describing victory in the battle for the strategic province as a prelude to peace for the entire country.
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Nasrallah: Enemy plot to make Hezbollah get into civil war won’t materialize
Aug 04, 2021 12:38The Secretary General of Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah enemies are plotting to drag the Lebanese resistance movement into a civil war and tarnish its image, following the murder of a member by a number of extremists, saying the group will not be lured into such a trap.
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Seven Arab states denounce African Union for granting Israel observer status
Aug 04, 2021 09:08Seven African Arab states have rejected a recent decision by the African Union (AU) Commission to grant the Israeli regime an observer status at the continental body.
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Turkey: US triggering major refugee crisis by encouraging Afghans to travel to 3rd states
Aug 04, 2021 08:59Turkey has slammed as “irresponsible” a US-declared program to offer potential resettlement to Afghans who served American occupation forces or worked for US-based organizations through third countries, including Turkey, insisting that the move would generate a “great migration crisis” in the region.
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Israel lists US travelers for quarantine even if vaccinated
Aug 04, 2021 06:25US travelers to the Occupied Territories will be required to quarantine for at least seven days even if they are fully vaccinated.
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Hezbollah urges officials to shed light on truth behind Beirut blast on first anniversary
Aug 04, 2021 05:52Marking the first anniversary of last year’s deadly explosion in Beirut, the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has stressed the need to shed light on the truth about the national tragedy, urging the authorities to seriously follow up on the investigation into the incident.
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Reports: Four ships broadcast warning off the coast of UAE after losing control
Aug 04, 2021 05:43At least four ships have reportedly broadcast warnings off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, suggesting they have lost control of their steering under unclear circumstances.
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‘Yemeni forces advance on new fronts in Bayda, liberate Al-Qanza hilltop’
Aug 04, 2021 05:16Yemen’s armed forces and allied popular committees are advancing on new fronts in Bayda Province against Daesh and al-Qaeda mercenaries backed by the Saudi-led coalition.
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Dozens of bodies found in river between Ethiopia’s Tigray, Sudan
Aug 03, 2021 19:32Over the past week, local authorities in Sudan’s Kassala Province have found around 50 bodies floating in the Tekeze River, which runs between Ethiopia’s Tigray region and Sudan, a Sudanese official says.
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Palestine slams Israeli regime’s ‘racism’ in ethnic cleansing of Palestinians
Aug 03, 2021 19:29The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has slammed the "racist role" of the Israeli regime courts in dealing with the Palestinians’ displacement from their homes, saying the regime’s judiciary is complicit in the ethnic cleansing of people in al-Quds.