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UN chief calls for Lebanon unity over president

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called on Lebanon's political rivals to end the country's presidential stalemate. A spokesman for Ban said the UN chief "regrets that the Lebanese Parliament was unable to elect a new president within the timeframe set by...

Lebanon says arrests Syrian-born hardline preacher

BEIRUT, May 25 (Reuters) - Lebanese security forces arrested an influential Syrian-born Islamist cleric on Sunday who went into hiding last month after a crackdown in the northern city of Tripoli to end sectarian violence fuelled by civil war in neighbouring Syria. Omar Bakri,...

Two Israelis killed in Saturday Brussels shooting

(Reuters) - Two of the three people killed in a shooting at the Jewish Museum in central Brussels on Saturday were Israeli tourists, Israel's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry did not give further details on their identities on the...

Pope thanks Jordan for welcoming Syrian refugees

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Pope Francis has thanked Jordan for welcoming hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, calling for an "urgent," peaceful solution to the conflict. His comments come as he began a three-day visit Saturday to the Middle East Pope...