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Arab Media Excellence Award to dedicate next session to coverage of natural disasters

Arab News 20 Sep 2023
The Arab Media Excellence Award Committee will dedicate its next session to “Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Media” in light of the recent natural disasters that have hit several Arab countries, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. Members of the Arab League’s journalistic ...
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350.org Responds To Sunak’s Bonfire on Climate Pledges

Common Dreams 20 Sep 2023
This news comes on the same day that the Prime Minister failed to show up to the climate summit organised by the UN General Assembly in New York - where world leaders are gathered to negotiate next steps for tackling the climate crisis ahead of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates this November.
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Lebanon receives multimillion dollar Chinese donation

The New Arab 20 Sep 2023
"The soaring demand for solar installations explains where the country could potentially be heading in terms of renewable and clean energy."@Rodayna_462 examines how Lebanon's electricity crisis sparked a solar power revolution⬇ https.//t.co/GUBlC71BYQ — The New Arab (@The_NewArab) October 5, 2022.
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Aid payments for Somalia 'temporarily suspended': EU exec

The New Arab 20 Sep 2023
The European Union's executive said on Tuesday that disbursements of humanitarian aid in Somalia were "temporarily suspended" after a U.N ... findings ... The U.N ... Children in Somalia plead with world leaders to tackle the hunger crisis as famine looms. ✍Shehrazade Shams https.//t.co/ev3qcVJSNq — The New Arab (@The_NewArab) February 25, 2023 ... The U.N ... ....
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Ukraine special services 'likely responsible' for drone strikes on Wagner-backed militia group in Sudan currently ...

The Daily Mail 20 Sep 2023
Ukraine has not officially claimed responsibility for the attacks ... Rebel groups accused the government of oppressing non-Arabs in western Sudan. The war saw a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing against non-Arabs, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians and a major humanitarian crisis as refugees fled the country ... Advertisement ... .
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Americans released by Iran arrive home

The News-Enterprise 20 Sep 2023
The prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with clapping and cheers heard in the predawn hours ... “The nightmare is finally over,” Namazi’s brother, Babak, said at the airport ...It’s unbelievable.” ... Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution. Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Jo from Doha, Qatar ... .
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Americans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: 'Freedom!'

Burlington Times-News 20 Sep 2023
The prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with clapping and cheers heard in the predawn hours ... “The nightmare is finally over,” Namazi’s brother, Babak, said at the airport ...It’s unbelievable.” ... Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution. Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Jo from Doha, Qatar ... .
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Iran ready to assist UN in promoting global peace, security: president

China.dot.org 19 Sep 2023
TEHRAN, Sept ... The UN chief also praised Iran's constructive role in addressing the Yemen issue, highlighting the UN's support for Iran's initiatives to end the crisis in the Arab state. Enditem .
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Plight of Sudanese people ‘right at the top of our agenda,’ UK’s permanent representative to ...

Arab News 19 Sep 2023
In an interview with Arab News in New York City, Woodward said ... She noted that the task of gaining humanitarian access to Sudan was the worst in the world, and that obstacles to delivering aid constituted one of the major impediments to addressing Sudan’s humanitarian crisis.
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Americans detained for years in Iran arrive in US after their release, US official says

Killeen Daily Herald 19 Sep 2023
Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home,” Biden said in a statement released as the plane carrying the group from Tehran landed in Doha, Qatar, on Monday ... Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution. Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Jo from Doha, Qatar ... ....
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Americans detained for years in Iran arrive home after release and tearfully embrace loved ones

Times Union 19 Sep 2023
The prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with clapping and cheers heard in the predawn hours ... “It can definitely help in building trust,” Raisi told journalists ... They hugged the U.S ... national security ... Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution ... Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Jo from Doha, Qatar.
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Five Americans freed from Iran arrive back in the US after prisoner swap

NBC Bay Area 19 Sep 2023
Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home,” Biden said in a statement released as the plane carrying the group from Tehran landed in Doha, Qatar, on Monday ... U.S ... Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution ... Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Jo from Doha, Qatar ... .
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Americans detained for years in Iran arrive in US after release and tearfully embrace loved ones

Cleburne Times-Review 19 Sep 2023
The prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with clapping and cheers heard in the predawn hours ... “It can definitely help in building trust,” Raisi told journalists ... They hugged the U.S ... national security ... Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution. Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Jo from Doha, Qatar.
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Americans freed from Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: 'Freedom!'

The Eagle-Tribune 19 Sep 2023
The prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with clapping and cheers heard in the predawn hours ... “The nightmare is finally over,” Namazi’s brother, Babak, said at the airport ...It’s unbelievable.” ... Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution. Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Jo from Doha, Qatar ... .
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Americans freed from Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: ‘Freedom!’

Pioneer Press 19 Sep 2023
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, JON GAMBRELL and LUJAIN JO (Associated Press) ... The prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with clapping and cheers heard in the predawn hours ...Freedom!” ... The U.S ... Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution. ___. Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Jo from Doha, Qatar ... .

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