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The US has granted Iraq the maximum extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas ahead of talks next month, an Iraqi official told AFP on Wednesday.

From the French role during the Rwandan genocide to its colonial-era crimes in Algeria and looting of indigenous art, President Emmanuel Macron has gone further than predecessors in recognising some … Read More

The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it had released $174.2 million to South Sudan under its Rapid Credit Facility to address urgent balance of payments needs, after floods and … Read More

A college science professor and an aerospace data analyst were named on Tuesday to round out a four-member crew for a SpaceX launch into orbit planned later this year billed … Read More

The Lebanese pound marginally went up on the black market Wednesday, trading at LL12,700 against the dollar.

War-torn Yemen received the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday, the UN children’s agency said, a week after the country’s coronavirus committee warned of a public health “emergency”.

Belgium and the Netherlands scored 15 goals combined in big routs in World Cup qualifying Tuesday, while Portugal got one from Cristiano Ronaldo in its victory against a Luxembourg team … Read More

Oman, a mediator in ceasefire talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi group, said on Tuesday it hoped an agreement between the warring parties would be reached “very soon”.

The European Union, the U.S. and dozens of other nations pledged $6.4 billion in aid Tuesday to help tackle war-ravaged Syria’s deepening humanitarian and economic crises and assist neighboring countries … Read More

Amid spiraling tensions between top leaders that dashed hopes for a breakthrough in the Cabinet formation deadlock, attention shifted Tuesday to plans by France and its European partners to exert … Read More