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Some residents have fled Ain al-Hilweh due to clashes in the area during the past couple of days [Reuters]

Security Tensions Rise in Palestinian Refugee Camp as Mahmoud Abbas Visits Beirut

by Paula Astih | Feb 24, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Tension has escalated in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, Ain al-Hilweh, with the arrival of President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas to Beirut. Abbas is scheduled for a three-day visit to Beirut. Extremist armed factions nestled in the...

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After guiding Leicester City to the Premier League title in his first season with the club, Claudio Ranieri is in danger of taking them down in his second. Photograph: Ashley Crowden/CameraSport via Getty

Dilemmas Mount for Clubs Engaged In Premier League Relegation Dogfight

by Louise Taylor | Feb 24, 2017 | Sports

Sack the manager? Keep the manager? Sell your best player and import seven new ones, five on loan? Go warm‑weather training in Dubai? Cancel the Gulf trip? Switch to a sweeper system? Revert to a flat back four? Play two up front? Keep the faith with a lone striker?...

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The U.N. Security Council votes in favor of a resolution demanding the Houthi militia’s withdrawal from Yemeni government institutions during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Feb. 15, 2015 (Mike Segar—Reuters)

U.N. Security Council Renews Sanctions on Yemen Insurgents

by Jordan Dakamseh | Feb 24, 2017 | Middle East

New York – The U.N. Security Council on Thursday renewed for one year a targeted arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze against individuals and entities designated by the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) on Yemen’s rebels. The Council...

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Munitions are on display during the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

IDEX, NAVDEX Conclude with 90 Arms Deals

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Feb 24, 2017 | Middle East

Abu Dhabi – The 13th edition of the International Defense Exhibition and Conference, IDEX and the fourth Naval Defense Exhibition, NAVDEX, concluded on Thursday with a cumulative of 90 deals worth over AED19.1 billion signed to buy arms and defense systems for the UAE...

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Students walk out of a showroom at the headquarters of Samsung Electronics in Seoul October 28, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak

Smart Appliances to Invade Houses Soon

by Khaldoun Ghassan Said | Feb 24, 2017 | Technology

Singapore- People can now prepare themselves to control functions of appliances they use every day for food storing, cleaning, and entertainment through messages. They will be able to talk with their TV to change voice and picture settings, even in Arabic. In fact,...