BEIRUT -- The deputy speaker of Lebanon's Parliament said Saturday that the United States is exerting great pressure on Lebanon to stop it from taking part in Syria's reconstruction.

"Lebanon's participation in Syria's reconstruction can solve the country's economic problems, but the United States is exerting pressure to stop it," Elie Ferzli was quoted as saying by Elnashra, an online independent newspaper. (Lebanon-US-Syria's Reconstruction)

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DAMASCUS -- At least 20 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in eastern Syria on Saturday by Iraqi airstrikes and shellings from pro-government fighters, a war monitor group reported.

The Iraqi warplanes and the pro-Syrian government fighters targeted the last IS-held pocket on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-IS-Iraqi Airstrikes)

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TUNIS -- Two days after the first general strike in the public service, the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) on Saturday declared that a second one would be held on Feb. 20-21.

The UGTT made the decision following the failure of negotiations with the government on wage increases in favor of more than 750,000 civil servants, said UGTT Secretary-General Noureddine Taboubi. (Tunisia-General Strike)

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SANAA -- Four powerful Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa at midnight on Saturday, residents said.

The successive strikes shook the ground of the entire city, where children's cry could be heard in explosions. (Yemen-Sanaa-Airstrikes) Enditem

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