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By the regime's count, President Bashar al-Assad won 95.1% of the vote, handing him another seven-year term. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Syria's Assad wins fourth term in election US…

The first United Nations World Tourism Organisation regional office officially opens on Thursday Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Saudi Arabia at centre of regional tourism push as UNWTO opens Riyadh…

A decade ago, Lebanon’s tourism industry fed $9.5 billion into the country’s GDP – figures the cash-strapped government can only dream of now.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Lebanon's domestic tourism…

Egypt’s relations with Hamas have begun to warm up in recent months after years of tension following the 2013 overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi. Source: Al Monitor Full…

The WHO’s European director warned on Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic won’t be over until at least 70 percent of people are vaccinated, while deploring that the vaccine rollout in…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for Israel to allow for independent investigations into its latest escalation with Hamas. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: UN rights chief…

Republicans in the US Senate on Friday derailed a bipartisan inquiry into the deadly assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters, despite a torrent of criticism they…

Nationality, religion, country, or race don’t matter, what matters is that we should all stand for humanity, he said.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Dubai: Delivery rider donates earnings for Palestinians

Ten years after their respective uprisings, Tunisia and Libya are still at a crossroads.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Tunisian-Libyan relations amid transitions

The World Food Programme said on Wednesday it is tripling its assistance to Lebanon, offering cash assistance to nearly 300,000 people amid an unparalleled financial and economic crisis.. Source: Albawaba…