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UN Security Council passes compromise resolution conceding to Russian pressure.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: UN resolution on Syria falls short of humanitarian needs

The Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government has rejected the charges, citing the independence of courts and media partnerships. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Reports highlight crackdowns on press in Kurdistan Region

Foreign minister says potential disruptions from dam could be like a "malignant plague" for Egypt. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Egypt to Security Council: Ethiopian dam an ‘existential threat’

Israel blasted the report as “the latest one-sided and biased report against Israel." Source: Al Monitor Full Article: UN rights expert says Israeli settlements a 'war crime'

With the support of Russia, Syrian government forces are besieging 11,000 Syrian families in the neighborhoods of Daraa al-Balad in southern Syria, after former Free Syrian Army fighters refused to…

The Lebanese parliament approved a law to fund ration cards for the most vulnerable families, while ending subsidies. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Lebanon implements ration card program as economic…

Saudi Arabia has recorded 1,177 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 500,082, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.Read the latest updates in our…

This country has made me who I am today, says Tahany.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: UAE national Tahany Taher on her rise to success

The Lebanese pound fell again against the dollar Saturday, trading at LL19,300 to the dollar on the black market, as the country’s political and economic crisis drifts on with no…

For the seventh time in a year, Lebanon’s economy ministry announced on Saturday new prices for bread, slowly removing subsidies as the country sinks deeper into a dire economic and…