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UN

A Turkish soldier takes part in the clearance of unexploded ordinance, south of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on June 15, 2020. (AFP)

UN reiterates call for foreign troops, mercenaries to leave Libya

Libya

Fayez al-Sarraj, Prime Minister of Libya’s National Accord (GNA), attends a military parade in Tripoli, on December 24, 2020. AFP

Sarraj shields himself with Libyan warlords against Bashagha and any unsatisfactory settlement drive

Libya

A 2018 file picture of French President Emmanuel Macron (L) meeting with Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives in Tobruk Aguila Saleh, in Paris. (AFP)

French interests hang in balance as Paris faces impasse in Libya

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Lebanon

A still image taken from a drone footage shows the damage two days after an explosion in Beirut’s port area, Lebanon August 6, 2020. (Reuters)

Report links Beirut blast chemicals to Syrian businessmen

Lebnaon

Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai speaks after meeting with Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon July 15, 2020. (REUTERS)

Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch urges Aoun to seek reconciliation

Hugh Pope

Author Hugh Pope is seen giving a talk titled: “The new Turkey and the old Middle East.” (hughpope.com)

Hugh Pope lifts veil on misconceptions covering the Middle East

UAE

Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, UAE minister of climate change and environment. (WAM)

UAE aims for 50% clean energy use by 2050

Iraqi

A March 2019 file photo of Iraqi President Barham Salih speaking during an interview in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)

Barham Salih seen dropping nationwide political project

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Middle East

A nurse prepares an injection of the Chinese made Covid-19 vaccine Sinovac at the Sabiha Uzun Maternal Child Health Centre in Ankara, January 15. (AFP)

Middle East countries push Chinese vaccine campaigns