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JEDDAH -- The 32nd Arab League Summit concluded on Friday in the Saudi city of Jeddah by adopting the Jeddah Declaration, which calls for Arab unity to solve regional issues, Al Arabiya TV reported.

The declaration welcomed Syria's readmission to the Arab League (AL), vowing to intensify pan-Arab efforts to help Syria tackle its crisis. (Saudi Arabia-Arab Summit-Declaration)

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TEHRAN -- A top Iranian military commander said on Friday that Iran's ultimate revenge on the United States for the assassination of the country's top commander Qassem Soleimani is yet to come.

Hossein Salami, the chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), made the remarks when addressing a commemoration ceremony in the central province of Isfahan, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. (Iran-U.S.-Revenge)

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BEIRUT -- Lebanon on Friday received an International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) notice issued for its Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, according to the National News Agency.

The notice followed an arrest warrant released by a French judge as part of the investigation into his public funds embezzlement. (Lebanon-Central Bank Governor-Interpol Notice)

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ADEN -- Eight people were killed and at least 15 others wounded in clashes between tribal gunmen in Yemen's northeastern oil-rich province of Marib, a government official said on Friday.

Ferocious clashes erupted Thursday night and continued into Friday morning between gunmen from the Al Munif and Al Fahih tribes in the Al Wadi district of Marib, the local government official said on condition of anonymity. (Yemen-Clash-Fatality) Enditem

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