Middle East on knife-edge — UN coordinator

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (SCL) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert cautioned that Lebanon, along with the wider region, remains on a knife-edge.

“Yet a diplomatic way out is still possible,” she said while briefing the UN Security Council, alongside…

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US Secret Service Director resigns

WASHINGTON, US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle submitted Tuesday her resignation over the “security lapse at Trump’s rally”.

“I take full responsibility for the security lapse at Trump’s rally,” Cheatle said in a letter.

“As I’ve stated, th…

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Pakistan, Turkmenistan hold political consultations

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan and Turkmenistan agreed on Tuesday to develop closer economic engagement in the priority areas during the third round of Pakistan-Turkmenistan bilateral political consultations held in Islamabad.

According to the Pakistan Foreign …

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Ankara welcomes inter-Palestinian political deal

ANKARA, Turkiye on Tuesday welcomed the meeting that brought Palestinian political factions together in the Chinese capital Beijing, where they signed a declaration aimed at ensuring national unity.

In a press release, the Turkish Foreign Ministry ha…

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Cairo welcomes Yemeni peace agreement

CAIRO, Egypt Tuesday welcomed United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg’s recent announcement of an agreement between the Yemeni government and Houthi about banks and airlines following months of exchanged escalation.

The Egyptian Foreign…

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Amb.: Kuwait takes combating drugs very seriously

Kuwait’s Ambassador to Iraq Tareq Al-Faraj said on Monday that the participation of First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah in Baghdad International Drug Control Conference reflects Kuwai…

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