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Libya watchers see signs of progress toward reconciliation

  • TRIPOLI: Oil-rich but war-scarred Libya has for years been ruled by two rival governments, but now some analysts see faint signs of progress toward reconciliation between them. They point to discord within one of the camps, based in the east and backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar, whe...
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How two pro-Israel analysts responded to YouGov’s poll of Palestinians for Arab News

  • CHICAGO: Two pro-Israel thought leaders, on the political left and right, have offered their takes on the results of a recent YouGov poll for Arab News, which explored Palestinian attitudes on a range of subjects, from the Abraham Accords to who could be an “honest broker,” referring to th...
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Humanitarian workers in Sudan share harrowing story fleeing war-torn nation

  • CHICAGO: The American director of a major humanitarian aid organization and a Sudanese doctor working to provide medical care in the African country have shared their personal experiences navigating bullets and bombs as they fled the violence in Sudan last month. Preferring anonymity, the wom...
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UN calls on Yemen to take advantage of Saudi-Iranian deal and choose peace

  • NEW YORK: The UN special envoy for Yemen on Wednesday welcomed the recent agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic ties, and said the region is witnessing a “step change in the scope and depth” of talks to end the long-running Yemeni conflict. In a Security Council meeting...
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Food and fuel prices rocket as Lebanese pound hits record low

  • BEIRUT: Food and fuel prices in Lebanon soared on Tuesday as the country’s currency plunged in value to a record low. Officially pegged at 15,000 to the US dollar, the pound was trading at 100,000 on unofficial exchange markets — compared with 41,000 as recently as January, and 1,500 bef...
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Egypt customs officers thwart attempts to smuggle antiques, gold bars

  • CAIRO: Customs officers at Borg El-Arab International Airport in Alexandria thwarted an attempt to smuggle 13 antique metal pieces into Egypt dating back to the Greco-Roman era (332 BC–395 AD), hidden in the baggage of a Libyan passenger arriving from Benghazi. While scanning the passengers o...
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Split Libya pushes back against UN plan for elections

  • TRIPOLI: The new UN envoy to Libya had hoped to usher in long-delayed elections, but his initiative is facing pushback from the eastern-based parliament and a lukewarm reception by its rivals in Tripoli. Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily told the UN Security Council last month he planned t...
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King Ramses II misses his sun tan session

  • CAIRO: King Ramses II will have to wait a while longer for the sun to shine this year, as thick cloud cover prevented it bathing his statue with light in a usually twice-yearly marvel believed to mark both his birth and coronation as Egyptian pharaoh. The 11-meter-high statue, which weighs 80 ...
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Cairo airport customs foil narcotics, firearms smuggling

  • CAIRO: Customs officers at Cairo International Airport foiled attempts to smuggle narcotic pills and underwater hunting rifles into the country. An Egyptian passenger arriving from Poland was found hiding a large quantity of narcotic drugs in his luggage. Another Egyptian traveler arriving ...
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A $50bn investment over next 10 years could feed 10bn people, says UN official

  • DUBAI: An investment of $50 billion over the next 10 years could feed 10 billion people, Gerd Muller, the director-general of the UN’s Industrial Development Organization, told the World Government Summit on Monday. Addressing a session titled “What Lies Ahead: The Dawn of a New Industrial Er...
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