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December 1, 2016

Adverse weather causes 5 Egyptian ports to close

Authorities in Egypt have closed five ports to close due to the bad weather conditions being experienced in the country. Spokesperson for Red Sea Ports Authority, Malak Youssef, said:...

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December 1, 2016

Israeli minister: Abbas is our ‘number one enemy’

Right-wing Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the “number one enemy” of Israel today, Israeli media reported. In an interview with Israel Radio, Steinitz reacted...

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December 1, 2016

Kuwait denies cutting number of Egyptian workers

Kuwaiti and Egyptian officials have denied reports that the Gulf state is cutting back on the number of Egyptian workers permitted to work in the country. Egyptian Minister of...

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December 1, 2016

Egypt renews detention of Brotherhood figures on charges of spying

An Egyptian criminal court has renewed the detention of a leading Muslim Brotherhood figure and five others for another 45 days pending an investigation into charges of espionage in...

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December 1, 2016

Algerian Parliament votes to amend pension draft bill

Members of the National People’s Congress (NPC) yesterday adopted a verbal amendment to the controversial retirement bill. The amendment, introduced by the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Mohamed...

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December 1, 2016

Erdogan ‘explains’ remark about toppling Assad to Putin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “explained” his comments about a plan to topple Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Russian...

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December 1, 2016

Egypt advised not to strip Qaradawi of citizenship

Egypt should not strip preacher Yusuf Al-Qaradawi and nine journalists of their nationality, a report by the State Commissioner’s Authority at the Egyptian Council of State said. Lawyer Samir Sabri filed...

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December 1, 2016

Houthi government receives widespread condemnation

The Turkish Foreign Ministry this morning announced that it would not recognise the new government formed by Yemen’s Houthi movement. The ministry said the formation of a “national salvation”...

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December 1, 2016

Houthis wrap up meeting with Chinese officials in Beijing

A delegation representing Yemen’s Houthi rebel group announced this morning that they visited China for three days and have met several Chinese officials, after the Houthi spokesperson Mohamed Abdelsalam...

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December 1, 2016

Political Analysis: Hamas and Fatah’s Seventh Conference

It seems that Hamas is keen not to stand as an obstacle hindering the convening of Fatah’s seventh conference scheduled for late November 2016. This is evidence in the...

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