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Palestine Liberation Organization to choose top negotiator after death of Erekat

The Palestine Liberation Organization meets on Sunday to elect key leadership figures tasked with keeping up the struggle for statehood, at a gathering which may hint at a potential successor for President Mahmoud Abbas. ...

Iraqi airstrikes kill 9 Daesh militants, including 4 Lebanese

Iraqi airstrikes killed nine suspected Daesh fighters, including four Lebanese, in retaliation for an attack on Iraqi army barracks earlier this month, officials said Sunday. ...

Sudanese anti-coup protester killed in violent crackdown

Sudanese security forces killed a protester on Sunday as they cracked down on thousands marching for civilian rule, medics said, taking the number killed since last year’s military coup to a least 79. ...

Daesh attacks Syria jail, military base in Iraq in deadly escalation

Daesh group on Friday attacked a Syria prison housing fellow jihadists and a military base in Iraq in near simultaneous deadly operations that revived fears of a Daesh resurgence. ...

Sudanese barricade streets, staging rallies in protest against coup

Sudanese shuttered shops and barricaded streets with burning tires and rocks on Tuesday, staging angry rallies to protest against one of the bloodiest days since a coup derailed the country’s democratic transition. ...

UN official: Libya elections could be rescheduled for June

A senior US official said she is pushing for Libya to hold elections by June after the county missed a December deadline to elect its first president since the 2011 ouster and killing of longtime dictator Muammar Qaddafi. ...

Fears grow over Iran influence in Lebanon after Hezbollah, Amal Cabinet decision

A decision by Hezbollah and the Amal Movement to end a boycott of Lebanon’s Cabinet has led to speculation that Iran is making moves to control Lebanon’s political system. ...

Three wounded in Iraq rocket attack targeting US embassy in Baghdad

Three people were wounded in rocket attacks on the Iraqi capital Baghdad’s Green Zone Thursday, with one hitting a school and two smashing into the US embassy grounds, security sources said. ...

Russian airstrikes in Syria kill 11 Daesh members

Russian airstrikes in desert areas of eastern Syria have killed 11 suspected members of Daesh, a war monitor reported Thursday. ...

Syrian war criminals will face justice ‘sooner or later, at home or abroad’

“This conviction has put state authorities on notice: no matter where you are or how senior you may be, if you perpetrate torture or other serious human rights violations you will be held accountable, sooner or later, at home or abroad.” ...

Iran ups the nuclear ante in search of Vienna negotiations advantage

Tehran’s proxies have been ramping up their activities on the battlefields of the Middle East in recent weeks. In Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, forces loyal to the Iranian regime have been busy, escalating attacks against US and Saudi targets. ...

Sudanese security forces kill 3 in new anti-coup protests

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition Thursday, killing at least three people as thousands once again took to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and other cities to protest the October military coup. ...

Newly unveiled statue of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani torched

A statue in central Iran of Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force who was killed in a targeted US operation on Jan. 3, 2020, was torched after it has been unveiled to commemorate his death anniversary. ...

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Higher Defense Council extends general mobilization period in Lebanon

Following a meeting chaired by President Michel Aoun on Wednesday, Lebanon’s Supreme Defense Council has decided to extend the current general mobilization period until the end of March 2022. It also announced measures to open the borders with Syria for vaccinated residents or those testing negative for COVID-19. ...