Joseph Aoun elected as new president of Lebanon
After two years of crisis in Lebanon's presidential elections, parliament has elected General Joseph Aoun as the country's new president. Lebanon's political system is based on a religious and sectarian divide. The presidency is held by Maronite Christians, the prime minister by Sunnis, and the speaker of parliament by Shiites. This system creates a complex environment of internal political conflicts and the influence of external forces.
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The latest news about Raffi Berg, the BBC's Middle East editor, has caused a stir in world journalism.
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Yaalon made a significant statement about the Israeli government's involvement in war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip. He also acknowledged the risk of arrest abroad for Israeli soldiers and urged them to be vigilant.
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The American Friends Service (AFSS), a Quaker organization that advocates for peace and social justice, announced that it has withdrawn a planned ad in The New York Times because the publication refused to allow it to use the term "genocide" to describe Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip.
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KFC and Pizza Hut have announced that they will close all their restaurants in Turkey, following a boycott by consumers in the country.
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It has been 461 days since Israel launched its war of aggression and genocide in the Gaza Strip. Key events that took place in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the entire Middle East over the past 24 hours.
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In order to further develop knowledge in the field of Islamic studies and hadith studies in Russia, the construction of the Imam al-Bukhari Madrasah "Darul-Hadith" is underway in the capital of Chechnya.
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Turkey is preparing to conduct a ground military operation in Syria, in addition to asking the new Syrian government to take necessary measures against terrorist groups.
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The Ministry of Transport of Uzbekistan is planning to organize bus services to a number of countries in order to develop international passenger transportation. The government has called on carriers to cooperate with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia and China to launch bus services on new routes.
Read more...69209.01.2025 10:00Analysis: How have the Syrian civil war and sanctions affected the economy?
The Syrian economy has been devastated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have cut it off from the global financial system. This article provides an overview of the current state of the Syrian economy and how the conflict has changed trade and public finances.
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