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March 25, 2018

Bomb kills two in Alexandria ahead of Egypt presidential vote

Two policemen were killed in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in a bomb attack on Saturday that targeted the local security chief two days before a presidential election. Five...

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March 25, 2018

Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatisations go ahead

Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labour union will stage protests if the government goes ahead and privatises ailing state firms, the UGTT leader said on Saturday, in what could be a...

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March 25, 2018

Hamas launches military exercises in Gaza

The Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas, on Sunday launched military exercises in the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of armed Qassam members have been deployed across...

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March 25, 2018

British editor in Dubai gets 10 years jail for bludgeoning wife

A British newspaper editor in Dubai was found guilty Sunday of bludgeoning his wife to death with a hammer and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Francis Matthew,...

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March 24, 2018

Siege countries plotted regime change, Qatari FM says

Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Ben Abdul-Rahman reaffirmed his country’s view that the current Gulf crisis was instigated by regional countries that conspired to carry out regime change his country....

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March 24, 2018

Turkish firm to build new Khartoum international airport

Sudan’s Ministry of Finance has signed a deal with the Turkish company, Summa, to build the new Khartoum international airport at an estimated cost of $1.15 billion. According to Quds...

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March 24, 2018

Exiled rights activist accuses Bahrain of persecuting kin

Sayed Ahmed AlWadaei, a prominent Bahraini rights campaigner exiled in Britain, said on Saturday a Bahraini court had sentenced his wife to two months in jail in absentia this week and...

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March 24, 2018

Britain’s Times newspaper condemns Egypt over journalist’s deportation

Egypt has deported a British journalist working for The Times, the newspaper said on Saturday, describing an “increasingly oppressive environment” for media in the country ahead of next week’s...

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March 24, 2018

Iran should turn to Russia, China after Bolton nomination – senior MP

Iran should strengthen ties with Russia and China to counter a tougher US stance expected after President Donald Trump’s appointment of John Bolton as national security adviser, a senior...

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March 24, 2018

US charges 9 Iranians of hacking universities, businesses

The United States on Friday charged and sanctioned nine Iranians and an Iranian company for attempting to hack into hundreds of universities worldwide, dozens of firms and parts of...

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