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Rising anti-refugee sentiment stirs concern in Lebanon

An attack on Lebanese troops raiding a Syrian refugee camp has stirred violent debate and polarised opinions, with rising calls to repatriate refugees but also warnings against racist rhetoric. The uptick in pressure comes after Lebanese soldiers were attacked as they stormed two refugee...

Tunisia bans Wonder Woman film over Israeli star

A Tunisian court has banned the US film "Wonder Woman" which stars an Israeli actress, more than a month after it had been scheduled to open at cinemas in the Arab state, a legal source said Wednesday. Lebanon has also banned Wonder Woman, on the grounds of a long-standing boycott of Israel....

US: Iran still top state terror sponsor; global attacks down

The Trump administration says in a new report that Iran continues to be the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. The report also notes a drop in the number of terrorist attacks between 2015 and 2016. In its annual "Country Reports on Terrorism" released Wednesday, the State Department...

Obstacles mount in fight to aid Syrians stranded near Jordan

Desperate to help Syrians stuck on Jordan’s sealed border, U.N. agencies agreed late last year to an aid system that critics say handed much of the control over aid distribution to Jordan’s military and a Jordanian contractor, and also involved armed men on the Syrian side. Since then, the...