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Jobseekers stand in line to talk with a recruiter at a booth at a job fair in Riyadh in this January 29, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed/Files
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s overview of the budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2018 are displayed at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) on its release by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in Washington, U.S. March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
UN Concerned over its Funding after US Budget is Unveiled
New York – The United Nations warned on Thursday that a cut to its funding would impact its operations. It made the announcement shortly after United States President Donald Trump unveiled his first budget proposal that includes a slash in funding to the world body....Caption:
Participants of Syria peace talks attend a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov
Syrian Opposition Convenes Ahead of New Round of Geneva Talks
Beirut – Following the failure of Astana 3 negotiations, attention is shifted towards the upcoming round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, which will be held on March 23. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura condemned deadly suicide bomb attacks in Damascus on...Caption:
Syrian men and Civil Defense volunteers evacuate a victim from a building following an air strike on the village of Maaret al-Numan, in Idlib. (AFP Photo)
US Claims Syria Strike, Denies Targeting Mosque
The US said it carried out an air strike in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo against an Al-Qaeda meeting but denied deliberately targeting a mosque where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday 46 people were killed. The Britain-based Observatory...Caption:
Lebanese President Michel Aoun meets Pope Francis I at the Vatican. (NNA)