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December 29, 2016

Morocco gets $3bn offer to purchase its sole oil refinery

Morocco’s only oil refiner, Samir, has received a $3 billion offer from an Italian law firm operating on behalf of an unnamed bidder, Reuters has reported. Samir’s management said...

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December 29, 2016

Russia opposes UNSC sanctions on Syria for chemical weapons use

Russia has again announced its firm objection to a UN Security Council resolution that sanctions the Syrian Assad regime and Daesh for their use of chemical weapons, Quds Press...

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December 29, 2016

Iranian investments in Egyptian media likely to anger Saudi Arabia

The Egyptian authorities will allow Iranian investments in local media projects, it has been reported. The move is likely to put a further strain on relations between Cairo and...

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December 29, 2016

Russia, Turkey, Iran discuss dividing Syria into zones of influence

Russia, Turkey and Iran have been discussing a draft plan that would see Syria being divided into informal zones of regional influence, Reuters reported sources as saying. According to...

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December 29, 2016

Algeria introduces tax increases with 2017 Finance Law

Algeria has officially adopted the budget set by the 2017 Finance Law that will see taxes raised in a bid to make up for the fall in revenues in...

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December 29, 2016

Egypt is opening the Rafah Crossing, but does this signal the easing of the siege?

The Egyptian authorities have recently opened the Rafah Crossing several times within a very short period. Rafah is the main gateway to the world for the Palestinians in the...

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December 29, 2016

Russia announces nationwide Syria ceasefire deal

A ceasefire deal in Syria will come into effect at midnight local time tonight, the Russian foreign ministry has announced. Turkey and Russia will oversee the implementation of the...

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December 29, 2016

Only 46% of pledges to rebuild Gaza received

The Palestinian Authority (PA) received only 46 per cent of the money that had been pledged to rebuild the Gaza Strip after the Israeli war on the coastal enclave...

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December 29, 2016

Sudan national dialogue body adjourns meeting until Monday

The Supreme Mechanism to follow up on national dialogue in Sudan has postponed its meetings scheduled to be held yesterday. It will now take place next Monday, at which...

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December 29, 2016

Brotherhood leader complains of abuse inside Egyptian prison

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie has complained of harassment inside prison, raising objections to his mistreatment because he “has never offended or abused anyone my entire life,” Anadolu reported yesterday....

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