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UN envoy urges donor support for Syria

DAMASCUS: The UN special envoy for Syria has urged donors not to reduce their funding as the war-torn country’s economic crisis spirals. Syrian President Bashar Assad’s decision last month to double public sector wages and pensions further skyrocketed inflation and … read more

68 migrants rescued from Mediterranean

MARSEILLE: The Ocean Viking, a rescue ship chartered by SOS Mediterranee, rescued 68 stranded migrants in international waters off Libya on Sunday, the France-based humanitarian NGO announced. “The Ocean Viking rescued 68 shipwrecked people from a double-decker wooden boat that … read more