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December 21, 2017

Report: Foreign direct investment in Egypt down 15.5%

Egypt’s net foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 15.5 per cent to reach $1.58 billion in the first quarter of this fiscal year, according to data from the Ministry...

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December 21, 2017

Why America’s declaration on Jerusalem is wrong

Authors by Badar Khan Suri and Maphaz Ahmad Yousef US President Donald Trump recently declared that the USA recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In doing so he not...

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December 21, 2017

Kuwait probes alleged graft in French helicopter deal

Kuwait yesterday ordered an investigation into a €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) military deal with the French aircraft maker Airbus to supply the Gulf state with 30 military helicopters, Kuwait News...

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December 21, 2017

64% of Palestinian children abused during detention

Almost two thirds of Palestinian minors who were arrested in 2017 experienced abuse at the hands of Israeli forces, an increase of four per cent on a UNICEF report...

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December 21, 2017

UN to return 8,000 refugees from Libya in 2018

UN refugee agency UNHCR is planning to evacuate between 5,000 and 8,000 refugees currently in Libya in 2018. Announcing plans during a press conference held at the UNHCR headquarters...

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December 21, 2017

Iraq president calls on Kurdish protesters to respect law

Iraqi President Fuad Masum called on protesters in the northern Kurdistan region to exercise restraint, abide by the law and not to damage government and political party headquarters. “A...

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December 21, 2017

ANC votes to downgrade South Africa’s embassy in Israel

The African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party, resolved yesterday at its national conference to downgrade the South African embassy in Israel to a liaison office. According to...

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December 21, 2017

Political differences weaken trade among Maghreb states

Political differences between members of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) weaken the volume of trade between them, the organisation’s secretary-general said yesterday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of...

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December 21, 2017

Iran, Russia, Iraq, Syria discuss ways to combat financing of terrorists

Financial experts from Iran, Russia, Iraq and Syria met on Tuesday in the Iranian capital of Tehran to discuss ways to combat the financing of terrorist activities, Iran’s official...

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December 21, 2017

Switzerland lifts freeze on Mubarak’s assets

The Swiss government yesterday decided to end a freeze on Egyptian assets worth about $436 million, including those of former president Hosni Mubarak. The government explained that the assets...

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