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Poll shows Hamas leader would win Palestinian elections

A public opinion poll shows that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would lose to the leader of Hamas if elections were held today. The poll conducted by prominent pollster Khalil Shikaki and released Tuesday shows that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh would win with 49 percent to Abbas' 42...

US concerned with Hezbollah's rise in Lebanon

The United States hopes Lebanon's next government will work with it on areas of mutual interest, a State Department official said on Tuesday, and expressed concern over Hezbollah's rising clout in the country. "We hope Lebanon's next government will build a stable and secure Lebanon...

Russia slashes Syria military flights

Russia has cut its military flights in Syria from more than 100 per day to fewer than four a week, the defence minister said Tuesday, in another sign the country's conflict is winding down. Russia launched airstrikes in Syria in support of long-term ally President Bashar Assad in September...

Armed group blocks key Libya oil field for a week

One of Libya's largest oil fields has been out of production for more than a week, the state-owned National Oil Corporation said Tuesday, blaming a militia for the shutdown. The NOC said early last week that an armed group had seized the Sharara site, prompting it to declare "force...

Saudis announce budget deficit for sixth straight year

Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday its 2019 budget projecting a $35 billion shortfall, amounting to a deficit for the sixth year in a row due to low oil prices. The budget foresees spending at $295 billion, the largest in the oil-rich kingdom's history, while revenues, mostly from oil, are...

Sudanese troops will remain in Yemen: Al-Bashir

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Tuesday said he had no plans to withdraw his country’s forces from war-torn Yemen. Al-Bashir made the assertion two days after visiting Damascus and meeting with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad -- becoming the first Arab head of state to do so...

Yemen cease-fire monitors to deploy within 24 hours: UN

A team including members of Yemen's warring sides will be dispatched within a day to monitor a truce deal in Hodeida city, a United Nations official said Tuesday. "The Redeployment Coordination Committee [RCC] is expected to start its work within the next 24 hours," the official, who...

Mourinho leaves United after poor start to season

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect following a dismal start to the season, the Premier League side announced Tuesday. United have made their worst start to a league season in 28 years and were beaten 3-1 by arch-rivals Liverpoool Sunday in...

Pakistan hopes US-Taliban peace talks end war

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said his country had helped the U.S. bring Afghan Taliban to the negotiation table. "Pakistan has helped in the dialogue between Taliban and the U.S. in Abu Dhabi. Let us pray that this leads to peace and ends almost three decades of suffering of the...

Jewish settlers vandalize mosque in West Bank

Jewish settlers early Tuesday raided a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and vandalized a mosque. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that a group of settlers raided Yasuf village in Salfit province and spray-painted slogans in Hebrew on the walls of a local mosque and...

Nigeria: Amnesty Intl blasted for faulting army

Nigeria’s president on Monday expressed concerns over the role that Amnesty International is playing in the country's counterinsurgency operations -- the first such caution from the president to the rights watchdog. “It often appears as if the Nigerian government is fighting two wars on...

Syrian teen hospitalized after racist assault in US

A Syrian teenager was hospitalized after facing a racist attack at her high school last week. Seyma, 15, who wears a headscarf, was punched by another student at the toilet of Chartiers Valley High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday, said a Turkish national who asked not to be...

CBS denies former CEO Les Moonves $120 million severance

CBS announced Monday that former CEO Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package after the board determined he failed to fully cooperate with an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. A lawyer for Moonves rejected the decision as “baseless” but did not say...