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February 20, 2022

Skiing in Lebanon too steep for most with currency in freefall

Skiing in Lebanon has long been a luxury for the well-off, but the eastern Mediterranean country’s financial meltdown has thrown most people into poverty and made taking to the...

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February 20, 2022

Turkey, Iraq agree on getting rid of terrorism ‘as soon as possible’

Regarding his meetings with Iraq’s central and regional government officials, Turkey’s defense minister said that Ankara and Iraq have agreed on getting rid of terrorism as soon as possible,...

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February 20, 2022

EU allocates $45m in humanitarian aid for Sudan

The European Union on Sunday announced the allocation of €40 million ($45.2 million) for humanitarian aid to vulnerable people in Sudan, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the EU mission...

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February 20, 2022

Saudi Arabia says to hold 5th round of direct talks with Iran

Saudi Arabia said it plans to hold a fifth round of direct talks with regional rival Iran, Anadolu reports. “We are looking to schedule a fifth round of direct...

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February 20, 2022

Turkish passengers of burned-out ferry evacuated to Turkey

Turkish passengers of the ferry that caught fire while heading to Italy from Greece on Friday were evacuated to Turkey on Saturday, Anadolu reports. The 23 passengers who had...

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February 20, 2022

UN urges Libyans to focus on holding elections

UN adviser Stephanie Williams on Sunday renewed her call for all Libyan parties to focus on the electoral process and to preserve calm in the country, Anadolu reports. Williams...

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February 20, 2022

Hamas denies progress on prisoner swap deal with Israel

Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Sunday denied any progress in Egypt-mediated talks to broker a prisoner swap with Israel, Anadolu reports. Israeli media reports said that progress has been...

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February 20, 2022

Landmine explosion kills 9 soldiers in northern Yemen

Nine Yemeni soldiers were killed Sunday in a landmine explosion in Houthi stronghold Saada in northern Yemen, according to a local NGO, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Yemeni...

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February 20, 2022

Israel appoints ex-general as head of government cyber security

Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved the appointment of retired military intelligence general Gaby Portnoy to head the country’s National Cyber Directorate, the Prime Minister’s Office said, Reuters reports. Portnoy...

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February 20, 2022

Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant

Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried will...

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