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On the first anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani by a drone strike in Iraq, tensions between the US and Israel on the one hand, and Iran on the other, are rising.
iran

US/Israel-Iran tensions rise on anniversary of top Iranian general’s assassination

Washington blames Iran-backed militia for regular rocket attacks on US facilities in…

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Daily News Egypt
Hundreds of people have been displaced in central Zambia's Mumbwa district following the collapsing of Kandesha dam due to heavy rains experienced in recent days,
africa

Hundreds of people displaced in central Zambia as dam collapses

Kandesha dam in in central Zambia collapsed due to heavy rains and…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Beirut Port blasts rocked the Lebanese Capital
Beirut

Beirut port still has 52 containers of dangerous acids: director

Two huge explosions ripped through the Beirut Port on August 4, 2020,…

Xinhua
Xinhua
At least 70 civilians were killed and 20 others wounded on Saturday by attackers in the Nigerien villages of Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye in western Tillabery region in Niger, close to the border with Mali, security sources said on Sunday.
africa

At least 70 civilians killed in attack in Niger

At least 70 civilians were killed and 20 others wounded on Saturday…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday the lifting of the ban on all international flights as well as land and sea entry
coronavirus

Saudi Arabia lifts COVID-19 ban on international flights, land and sea entry

Still, non-Saudi citizens should spend at least 14 days outside the countries…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Four armed militants and two soldiers were killed on Saturday in a counterterrorism operation in northwest Algeria, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
africa

4 militants, 2 soldiers killed in clashes in northern Algeria

A counterterrorism unit launched an operation to track down a group of…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Saturday with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah in Cairo, where they discussed reconciliation between Qatar and its boycotting Arab quartet including Egypt.
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi

Egyptian president, Kuwaiti FM discuss reconciliation with Qatar

In 2017 Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain cut diplomatic ties with…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Several Iranian political and military officials issued warnings on Saturday over possible hostile movements against Iran, on the first anniversary of the killing of commander Qassem Soleimani.
iran

Iranian officials warn against “hostile moves” in anniversary of Soleimani assassination

Major General Hossein Salami, commander in chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards…

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Xinhua
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
libya

UN eyes bringing in monitors to support fragile Libya ceasefire

The United Nations (UN) is looking to bring in monitors to oversee…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
At least 26 civilians were killed on New Year's Eve by rebels in Kikungu village in Beni territory, North Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC or DR Congo), according to local authorities.
africa

Rebels kill 26 civilians on New Year’s Eve in eastern DR Congo

Since last week, the Ugandan rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)…

Xinhua
Xinhua