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March 20, 2017

Sudan slams Egyptian media for ridiculing Meroe pyramids

Sudan has slammed Egypt’s media for “offending the Sudanese civilisation”, stressing that it will deal with the remarks with “all seriousness and resolve”. Minister of Information, Ahmed Bilal Osman,...

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March 20, 2017

Jordan will not invite Syria to attend Arab summit

Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, has said his country will not invite Syria to attend the upcoming Arab League summit scheduled to take place in Jordan on 23 March...

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March 20, 2017

Thousands protest in Lebanon against proposed tax increase

Thousands of Lebanese protested on Sunday in the capital, Beirut, against the imposition of new taxes considered by parliament to fund public sector pay rises. The Lebanese News Agency...

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March 20, 2017

Morocco’s newly-appointed premier says first consultations to form government will be with opposition PAM

Morocco’s newly-appointed Prime Minister, Saad Eddine El-Othmani, said consultations to form the next government will begin with the opposition Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM). El-Othmani of the Islamist Justice...

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March 20, 2017

UAE calls Swiss Ambassador over Bahrain human rights statement

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on Sunday the Swiss Ambassador to denounce a report made by Switzerland before the UN Human Rights Council on human rights situation...

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March 20, 2017

EU extends freeze on Mubarak’s assets – source

The European Union has agreed to extend a freeze on the assets on deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and his sons Gamal and Alaa, as well as 14 others, to...

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March 20, 2017

Somali security forces that freed pirated ship say NATO must do more

Somali officials whose forces freed a hijacked oil tanker and its eight Sri Lankan crew said on Sunday that NATO ships must do more to prevent the illegal fishing...

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March 20, 2017

Egypt to receive second $1bn portion of World Bank loan

Egypt will receive the second tranche of the World Bank’s loan agreement amounting to $1 billion within the next few days, the bank’s Country Director for Egypt Asaad Alem...

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March 20, 2017

Dutch anti-racism protesters take to the streets

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March 20, 2017

Turkey’s national income rises by 274%, says minister

Turkey’s national income has reached $861 billion in 2016 up from $230 billion in 2002, marking an increase of 274 per cent, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci announced on...

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