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Fresh clashes in Syria’s Idlib as rebels down helicopter
The shooting down of the helicopter came as government forces came closer to capturing the last rebel-held part of a strategic highway linking southern and northern Syria, which would bring the road under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's full control for the first time since 2012.
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Protesters clash with security forces in Lebanon ahead of Cabinet vote of confidence
Clashes broke out Tuesday between Lebanese protesters and security forces near the parliament building in central Beirut, where the new Cabinet is scheduled to submit its policy statement ahead of a vote of confidence. The meeting is being held amid a crippling economic and financial crisis, Lebanon’s worst in decades. Police threw a tight security dragnet around the area, and special forces and riot policemen quickly opened roads that were closed by protesters trying to prevent Cabinet ministers and legislators from reaching parliament.
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US military budget request for Afghanistan lowest in a decade
With a $14 billion dollar budget request for fiscal year 2021, the U.S. military is set to spend its lowest amount on the 18-year long war in Afghanistan in nearly a decade. The overseas contingency operations, or OCO, funding request for Operation Freedom Sentinel was detailed in the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2021 request released on Monday.
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Yemen aid effort threatened by Houthi ‘obstruction’
The massive aid operation for war-torn Yemen is under severe threat in the face of mounting obstruction from Huthi rebels, officials told AFP Tuesday ahead of a crunch meeting expected to be held in Brussels. Humanitarian agencies describe a deteriorating situation in the Huthi-controlled north where aid workers face arrest and intimidation as they attempt to distribute food to millions in dire need after five years of conflict.
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Riyad Bank hires banks for dollar sukuk issue
Saudi Arabia’s Riyad Bank has hired international and regional banks to arrange the potential issuance of dollar-denominated sukuk, it said in a stock exchange filing on Tuesday. The country’s fourth-largest bank has hired JPMorgan , Riyad Capital, Standard Chartered, First Abu Dhabi Bank and HSBC to lead the deal, the filing said.
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UN warns of ‘major shock’ as Africa locust outbreak spreads
The swarms of billions of locusts have been destroying crops in Kenya, which hasn’t seen such an outbreak in 70 years, as well as Somalia and Ethiopia, which haven’t seen this in a quarter-century. The insects have exploited favorable wet conditions after unusually heavy rains, and experts say climate change is expected to bring more of the same.
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Palestinians delay vote at UNSC against Trump’s peace deal
Over the weekend, a number of changes already had been made to water down the text, to ensure its passage by at least nine members and with an eye toward receiving the support of the five European countries on the council. The US and Israel had worked hard to ensure that the resolution would not pass.
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The Steps Taken by Saudi Arabia to Achieve Gender Equality
The bank’s “Women, Business and the Law” (WBL) 2020 report gave the Kingdom an overall score of 70.6 out of 100 — a 38.8 jump since its last ranking — placing it first among GCC countries and second in the Arab world.
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Egypt, Saudi Arabia Flexing Military Muscles In The Red Sea
On January 6, Saudi Arabia formed a new Red Sea coalition. The new military bloc, made up of eight countries, will be ready to act against piracy, smuggling, and other threats in the Red Sea with a view to protecting the international maritime movement in it.
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Saudi Citizen Account Program Deposits $690m in Beneficiaries’ Accounts
Saudi Arabia’s Citizen Account Program has announced the deposit of (2.6) billion riyals in the accounts of citizens benefiting from the program for the month of February 2020. The total number of beneficiaries of this installment exceeded 12.6 million.
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