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REPORT: Lebanese Parliament agrees to repeal rape law

MP Robert Ghanem declared on Wednesday that the Parliament’s Administration and Justice Committee has unanimously agreed to repeal a controversial article of the Lebanese penal code that protects rapists. The Committee has unanimously decided that it does not “accept article 522, as marriage cannot disregard […]

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Calls Increasing for Immediate Cease-fire in Aleppo

A coalition of nations, led by the United States, called for an immediate cease-fire in Aleppo and condemned Russia for interfering with attempts to bring humanitarian aid to those civilians trapped in the Syrian city. “Aleppo is being subjected to daily bombings and artillery attacks […]