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January 5, 2017

New Morocco government make-up likely to remain same

The secretary-general of Morocco’s Popular Movement, Mohanad Laenser, revealed yesterday that the new Moroccan government’s political make-up will likely include the same parties that the former coalition government was...

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January 5, 2017

Tourism to Egypt plummets by 40 per cent in 2016

The number of inbound tourists to Egypt has dropped by 40 per cent throughout 2016, the government’s Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) has announced. CAPMAS said...

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January 5, 2017

Sisi’s popularity declining

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s popularity is on the decline as a result of his inability to deliver on his extravagant economic promises, renowned American historian and the Director...

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January 5, 2017

Does 2017 hold a glimmer of hope for the Syrians?

The year 2016 was a burden on the chests of Syrians. In fact, it was tragic and catastrophic for them as well, as the Assad regime committed increasingly grievous...

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January 5, 2017

3 Yemen soldiers killed in clashes with Al-Qaeda

At least three soldiers were killed in clashes with Al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen in an operation launched by the internationally recognised government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi,...

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January 5, 2017

Bin Laden’s son added to US terror blacklist

A son of late Al-Qaeda head Osama Bin Laden and a leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were added to the US counter-terrorism blacklist today, a move to...

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January 5, 2017

Closure of Iraq charity places Yazidi sex slaves ‘at risk’

The closure of a charity providing treatment for trauma to Yazidi sex slaves who escaped from Daesh militants in northern Iraq by the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will...

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January 5, 2017

Egyptians call for El-Baradei’s citizenship to be revoked

A military leader may be great in the army but unable to run a country, leading Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed El Baradei said in a controversial interview with Al-Araby TV....

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January 5, 2017

Millions in Damascus face water shortage

About 5.5 million inhabitants of Damascus and its environs have been cut off from the central water supply, the UN has warned. Some 70 per cent of the capital’s...

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January 5, 2017

Tunisia dismantles terrorist cell

Tunisian security forces have dismantled a 13-member “terrorist cell” that was recruiting young people to militant groups, authorities confirmed yesterday. The suspects, who ranged between 22 and 43, were...

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