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Lebanese troops called in to halt drug turf war

Tue, 2022-11-29 20:10 BEIRUT: Rival drug-dealing families using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades brought mayhem to the streets of a southern Beirut neighborhood during a series of violent clashes on Tuesday. Lebanese troops were forced to step in to end … read more

Yemen leader visits Jordan to push for Houthi blacklisting

Mon, 2022-11-28 23:00 AL-MUKALLA: Rashad Al-Alimi, the chairperson of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, arrived in the Jordanian capital Amman on Monday in his continuing efforts to build international support for punishing the Iran-backed Houthis for their escalating attacks on government-controlled … read more