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April 11, 2018

Iran limits foreign currency holdings outside banks

Iran has limited the amount of foreign currency citizens can hold outside of banks to €10,000 ($12,350) in an effort to control the falling rial and control the country’s...

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April 11, 2018

Algeria military plane crashes on take-off, 100 dead

More than 100 people are expected to have been killed after a military plane crashed near the Algerian district of Blida, near the Boufarik airport, this morning. According to...

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April 11, 2018

Dublin mayor barred by Israel entered country thanks to name confusion

Israeli authorities announced yesterday that Dublin Lord Mayor Micheál MacDonncha was barred from entering the country over his “ties to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement”. MacDonncha, however, was...

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April 11, 2018

Qatar: 90% of 2022 World Cup infrastructure will be ready by 2019

Qatar is making fast progress in preparation of hosting the 2022 World Cup, the Qatari Finance Minister, Ali Sherif Al-Emadi, announced yesterday. Speaking to Reuters, Al-Emadi said that 90 per...

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April 11, 2018

Sudan to continue mission within Saudi coalition in Yemen

Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said his country’s forces will continue their role within the Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen to support efforts to restore stability to the country....

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April 11, 2018

Russian envoy to Lebanon: Any US missiles fired at Syria will be shot down

Russia’s ambassador to Lebanon said any US missiles fired at Syria would be shot down and the launch sites targeted, a step that could trigger a major escalation in...

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April 11, 2018

Saudi Arabia, France sign deals worth $18bn

Saudi Arabia and France signed 20 economic deals worth more than $18 billion, Al Arabiya TV said yesterday as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman visits Paris. The Saudi...

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April 11, 2018

Lebanon to complain to UNSC against Israel’s use of its airspace to strike Syria

Lebanon will file a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council against Israel’s use of its airspace to attack Syria, the country’s foreign ministry said yesterday. In a...

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April 11, 2018

Italy busts smuggling ring bringing refugees from Tunisia

Italy has broken up a criminal ring that smuggled migrants and refugees from Tunisia to Sicily on speedboats less than a year after a similar racket was dismantled, magistrates...

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April 11, 2018

UN: Armed groups hold thousands in arbitrary detention in Libya

Thousands of Libyans are being “arbitrarily” held in prolonged detention by armed groups across the country, the UN said in a report yesterday. The UN Human Rights Office said...

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