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November 1, 2016

Egypt cuts taxes to boost investment

Egypt’s Supreme Investment Council today approved a host of measures to boost investment that included an extended suspension of capital gains tax on shares and tax exemptions for producers...

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November 1, 2016

Iraqi forces take control of TV building in Mosul

Iraqi forces made significant progress in their efforts to recapture the northern city of Mosul today by seizing control of the state TV building, the headquarters of Daesh’s propaganda...

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November 1, 2016

Inquiry: UN peacekeepers failed to respond to South Sudan hotel attack

United Nations peacekeepers failed to respond to an attack on civilians by South Sudanese government troops at the Hotel Terrain in the capital Juba in July, less than a...

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November 1, 2016

Italian president meets with Abbas during first visit to West Bank

Italian President Sergio Mattarella today expressed his appreciation for the link between his country and Palestine during his first visit to the occupied Palestinian territory. In a joint press...

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November 1, 2016

Nile turns murky

Cairo residents awoke yesterday to find the river Nile had turned from blue to murky brown. Experts said the change in the colour of the water, and the sand...

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November 1, 2016

Russia: All fighters left in Aleppo are legitimate targets

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed that Moscow considers all armed groups in Eastern Aleppo “legitimate targets” because they cooperate with Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham, formerly known as the Al-Nusra...

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November 1, 2016

3 killed in blasts in Baghdad

At least two Iraqi civilians and one army officer were killed yesterday when two bombs went off in different parts of the capital, according to an Iraqi police officer....

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November 1, 2016

Why Palestinians want to sue Britain

Last July, the Palestinian Authority took the unexpected, although belated step of seeking Arab backing in suing Britain over the Balfour Declaration. That “declaration” was the first ever explicit...

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November 1, 2016

US extends sanctions on Sudan for another year

The United States has extended sanctions on Sudan for another year due to the “extraordinary threat” Khartoum’s policies pose to the national security of the United States. The sanctions,...

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November 1, 2016

Algeria’s War of Independence from France

What: Algeria’s War of Independence from France When: 1 November 1954 to 5 July 1962 Where: Algeria What Happened? On 1 November 1954, the National Liberation Front (FLN) began...

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