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President al-Assad during video talks with President Putin: Int’l Conference on Refugees’ Return a beginning for solving this humanitarian issue

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President Bashar al-Assad affirmed that the Int’l Conference on Refugees Return, scheduled to be held in Damascus, is just the beginning of solving this humanitarian issue, indicating that the largest part of the refugees are willing to return to Syria. … Read More >President al-Assad during video talks with President Putin: Int’l Conference on Refugees’ Return a beginning for solving this humanitarian issue

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Potential Change of Bosses in Washington Might Keep Netanyahu in Power, Here’s Why

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If Joe Biden gets elected, he is likely to change the approach to Iran and its nuclear programme, considered a threat to Israel. Netanyahu, in turn, might use this opportunity to present himself as the only leader that can defend the Jewish state from the Islamic Republic. … Read More >Potential Change of Bosses in Washington Might Keep Netanyahu in Power, Here’s Why

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‘Trump Is Gone, We And Our Neighbors Are Staying’: Iran’s Zarif Calls for Dialogue to End Tensions

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On Saturday, the Democratic candidate for the US presidency, Joe Biden, was projected to win the election, outperforming Donald Trump in both the popular and electoral vote. Foreign leaders have congratulated the projected winner, highlighting their readiness to work with Biden for the common good. … Read More >‘Trump Is Gone, We And Our Neighbors Are Staying’: Iran’s Zarif Calls for Dialogue to End Tensions

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Lebanon’s Bassil says his refusal to break ties with Hezbollah led to ‘unjust & politicized’ US sanctions

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Prominent Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil has condemned the personal sanctions the US Treasury imposed on him, calling them “unjust and politicized” retribution for his refusal to cut ties with the Hezbollah movement. … Read More >Lebanon’s Bassil says his refusal to break ties with Hezbollah led to ‘unjust & politicized’ US sanctions

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‘Ugly face of liberal democracy’: Iran’s Khamenei jeers at highly contentious US presidential election

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei blasted the US presidential election as a “spectacle” amid Donald Trump’s voter fraud allegations. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Iranian elections a “joke” in an ensuing Twitter spat. … Read More >‘Ugly face of liberal democracy’: Iran’s Khamenei jeers at highly contentious US presidential election

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UAE relaxes Islamic laws to allow alcohol consumption, sex outside marriage & criminalizes ‘honor killings’ – state media

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The UAE has moved to revise its Islamic personal laws, loosening restrictions on alcohol and cohabitation of unmarried couples as well as scrapping lenient penalties for “honor killings,” the state media said. … Read More >UAE relaxes Islamic laws to allow alcohol consumption, sex outside marriage & criminalizes ‘honor killings’ – state media