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December 29, 2016

Sudan votes to reinstate position of PM

Sudanese lawmakers yesterday voted to restore the post of prime minister which was abolished after President Omar Al-Bashir came to power in a 1989 coup. The move to delegate...

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December 29, 2016

Sisi pledges economic stability within 6 months

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said yesterday that the tough economic conditions in Egypt would improve in six months, Reuters reported. Speaking at the opening of a fish farm...

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December 29, 2016

Limited opportunities and flawed choices

The US decision to abstain, rather than use its veto, at the UN Security Council last Friday has generated a limited spectrum of possibilities and definitely raised Israel’s ire,...

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December 29, 2016

Report: 460 Palestinians died of torture in Syria

Some 456 Palestinians have been killed by torture, a new report by the Action Group for Palestinians of Syria (AGPS) has revealed. The London-based human rights watchdog, which monitors...

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December 29, 2016

Bahraini journalist killed by member of royal family

A Bahraini journalist was shot dead in front of her six-year-old son by a member of the Bahraini royal family on 23 December, according to local media reports. Eman...

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December 29, 2016

Egypt acquits 5 students of violence

The Court of Cessation yesterday acquitted five female Al-Azhar University students of violence in the case known in the media as “Rufaidah and her sisters”. The students, Alaa Mahmoud...

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December 29, 2016

Egypt approves handover of islands to Saudi Arabia

Egypt’s government has just approved a deal that will see it hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. The approval was sent to parliament for ratification today,...

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December 29, 2016

Kuwait to buy gas from Iraq

Kuwait is set to import up to 200 million cubic feet of gas daily from Iraq, oil ministers from both countries said after holding talks yesterday, Gulf News reported....

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December 29, 2016

Makkah’s collapsed crane was operating without a licence

The crane that collapsed on the Grand Mosque in Makkah in September 2015 killing 120 people was operating without a licence, Saudi Gazette reported. Giving evidence at the Jeddah...

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December 29, 2016

Qatar World Cup construction workers to get 'cooling' hats

“Cooling” hard hats are to be distributed to construction workers who are building football stadiums ahead of the World Cup games in Qatar. Scientists at Qatar University designed the...

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