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Iraq prolongs fuel export deal with Lebanon for additional year

Iraq’s government has agreed to continue supplying Lebanon’s electricity company with heavy fuel oil for another year, Zawya reports. Najib Mikati, the Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister, Thursday, said he made the request to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi, who agreed to extend the agreement signed last year under the same terms. In July 2021, Baghdad […]

UN accuses Riyadh of intentionally bombing civilians

The Saudi-led airstrike campaign has received a big blow from the U.N after Chaloka Beyani, U.N.’s rapporteur for internally displaced persons, accused the kingdom of carrying out bombings that destroyed public and other civilian buildings including hospitals. Since the operations became two weeks ago, Riyadh has stressed that it targets rebels and their positions. Beyani […]

Mali bans France-backed NGOs’ activities

Mali will ban the activities of all non-governmental organizations financed or supported by France, including those operating in the humanitarian field, the junta, which came to power by force in August 2020, announced on Monday (21 November). The annoucement came few days after Paris suspended its public development assistance to the West African country. The […]