Middle East

Middle East

Lebanon president calls for proclamation of ‘secular state’

Issued on: 30/08/2020 – 21:15 Lebanon's President Michel Aoun called Sunday for the proclamat..

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Iranian women go online to break silence over sexual abuse

Issued on: 29/08/2020 – 17:00 Dozens of Iranian women have taken to social media to share their st..

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UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal

The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country's bo..

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Lebanese presidency to convene consultations on Monday to pick new PM

Issued on: 28/08/2020 – 10:58 The Lebanese presidency will convene consultations with parliamentar..

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Dozens of Beirut schools damaged by port blast wont reopen this autumn

Issued on: 28/08/2020 – 07:48 Many Beirut schools wont be ready to open in time for the new school..

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Lebanon at risk of disappearing, French minister says, pushing govt to adopt reforms

Issued on: 27/08/2020 – 10:24 Lebanon is at "risk of disappearing", French Foreign Minister Jean-Y..

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Childrens workshops in Beirut aim to detect trauma after port blast

Issued on: 26/08/2020 – 07:08Modified: 26/08/2020 – 11:30 UNICEF and local Lebanon NGOs hope to gi..

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Eiffel Tower’s worth of debris evacuated from Beirut port explosion

Issued on: 26/08/2020 – 17:49 French and Lebanese soldiers cleared 8,000 tonnes of steel and concr..

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Iran agrees to grant UN nuclear watchdog access to suspected sites

Issued on: 26/08/2020 – 17:05 Tehran and the UN's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that they h..

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Beirut blasts leave migrant workers overlooked in life and death

Issued on: 26/08/2020 – 19:37 Lebanese civil society groups have been desperately trying to provid..