11/08 6PM GMT - 5 Top Stories
These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Tuesday August 11th at 6pm GMT. - Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes - Lebanon abolishes death penalty after 22-year moratorium -Israel builds roads, military posts in south Lebanon as Rome talks stall - 4 sailors killed in Houthi missile attack on Red Sea cargo ship - Pakistan says US and Iran close to ‘some sort’ of deal Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com
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