- Comments came after Syria’s parliament confirmed Bashar Assad will run for re-election in next month’s poll
- Secretary-general’s spokesman said the vote is not part of the political process set by Security Council resolution
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- Blast tore through the parking area of the Serena hotel in Quetta
- Chinese ambassador to Pakistan was staying at the hotel but not there at the time of the blast
- Health Ministry reports 1,028 new coronavirus cases, 824 recoveries, 12 deaths
- Nearly 111,000 civilians killed, injured in country’s decades of conflict
- Saudi bank offers 17 credit solutions to small exporters to help them expand their operations worldwide
- Playfully entrapping celebrities is a staple of primetime Ramadan programs, but some viewers say “Tanb Raslan” goes too far
- Earlier this month, franchise owner Javed Afridi challenged the Saudi cricket team to a friendly match
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