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A family statement said the four-term senator and vice presidential candidate died from complications after a fall.

The full provisional results are expected to be confirmed by the Constitutional Council in the coming days.

HARBANUSH, Syria: Ahmed Al-Hakim’s 27-year-old brother was tortured to death in prison in Syria’s militant-run northwest, sparking rare protests amid accusations from residents and activists of rights violations in the opposition bastion. “We protested and rose up against the Assad regime in order to be rid of injustice,” said Hakim, 30, referring to Syrian President Bashar Assad. Now “we find ourselves ruled with the same methods,” he told AFP, crouched near his brother Abdel-Kader’s grave, flowers and plants placed in the freshly turned soil.

The UN described the the levels of food waste a 'global tragedy' when more than 780 million people were going hungry.

While Israel’s assault on Gaza continues, Iran supports a web of groups that have targeted Israeli and U.S. forces across the Middle East.

The post Iran and U.S. Wage a Shadow War Behind Gaza Conflict appeared first on The Intercept.

CAIRO: Egypt’s foreign minister on Wednesday urged a visiting US delegation to resume its financial support for UNRWA, the UN aid agency for Palestinians. Sameh Shoukry told the group of members of the US House Committee on Homeland Security, led by August Pfluger, that the decision to halt funding would have an impact on Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.

Israeli assault hit health centre in southern Lebanon; Hezbollah attacks have killed one man in Israeli border town.