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Over 70% of Syrians in Lebanon poor: UN
The Syrian refugees live below the poverty line and remain “highly vulnerable to external shocks and reliant on humanitarian assistance to survive.”

The Syrian refugees live below the poverty line and remain “highly vulnerable to external shocks and reliant on humanitarian assistance to survive.”

The vote is seen as a step towards democratic reforms in the kingdom as it is being held under recently-revised electoral rules.

Iran has broaden its search for aircraft after clinching deals to buy about 200 passenger aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.

John Kerry says Washington has warned Moscow against interfering in the 2016 race for the White House.

US Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein says Donald Trump is a moron, but Hillary Clinton poses a greater threat.

The town of Shirqat lies 100 kilometers to the south of Mosul, which itself is the so-called headquarters of Daesh in Iraq. Four nearby villages have already been freed.

Millions of Shia Muslims are celebrating the auspicious Eid al-Ghadeer across the world.

Footage released Monday shows a black man, who was killed by Tulsa police Friday, was unarmed.

The New York City bombing on Saturday was an "act of terror", the city's mayor Bill de Blasio confirms.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised the test of a new high-power rocket engine, KCNA says.

The Democratic Republic of Congo bans protests amid opposition claims that 50 people have been killed in the latest outbreak of unrest.

The Syrian army repels an attack by Daesh militants in Aleppo just hours after Damascus announces the end of the ceasefire.

The US, Russia and other key players in the Syria peace process will meet Tuesday in New York, a US spokesman says.

Upon arrival in Havana, President Hassan Rouhani hails friendly relations between Iran and Cuba.

Democrat Hillary Clinton says her Republican rival Donald Trump is helping Daesh recruit more terrorists.

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli says 28,000 teachers have been fired as part of Ankara’s anti-terrorism drive.

Lukoil CEO Vagit Alekperov says his company is preparing to present the results of studying two oil fields in Iran.

Merkel describes as bitter her party’s defeat in Berlin state elections and shoulders the blame for the loss.