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August 18, 2021

Turkey has very important role in managing Afghan migrant wave, top EU diplomat says

Turkey will “play a very important role” in dealing with the wave of Afghans fleeing their country, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said today. Speaking to Spain’s state...

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August 18, 2021

Algeria says all wildfires under control

Algeria’s Civil Protection Authority today said that all wildfires across the country have been brought under control. “With regard to forest fires, the intervention of civil protection personnel enabled...

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August 18, 2021

Iran: US ouster from Afghanistan ‘humiliating’

Iran’s top security official has said the departure of US forces from Afghanistan is “humiliating”, days after the Taliban took over the neighbouring country. “The end of any occupation is a...

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August 18, 2021

Libya registers 2.8m voters ahead of December election

Libya is ready for the upcoming elections in December and has registered 2.8 million voters, the country’s election commission said yesterday. The election commission said registration closed yesterday and...

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August 18, 2021

Algeria: scores arrested after mob lynches man wrongly accused of starting wildfires

At least 61 people have been arrested by Algerian police following the lynching of a man wrongly accused of starting deadly wildfires in the country last week. Some suspects...

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August 18, 2021

Gaza’s women-only beauty oil business

A group of women in Gaza have manufactured a range of botanical toiletries which are free from radicals and chemicals and therefore have no side effects. Speaking to MEMO, Gold...

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August 18, 2021

Russia, Turkish discuss Afghanistan

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the situation in Afghanistan today and called on key players to ensure security there, Russia’s Foreign Ministry...

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August 18, 2021

Mauritania chess player pulls out of Junior World Cup to avoid Israel player

A 14-year-old Mauritanian chess player has pulled out of the Junior World Cup because the draw set him up to face an Israeli player. “I decided to retire, because...

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August 18, 2021

Libya reopens borders with Tunisia

The Government of National Unity (GNU) in Libya has reopened all land and air crossings with Tunisia, while fully adhering to the precautionary measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic,...

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August 18, 2021

Qatar’s new envoy arrives in Egypt

Qatar’s new ambassador to Egypt arrived in Cairo yesterday four years after the position was vacated as a result of the 2017 Gulf crisis. Salem Bin Mubarak Al-Shafi was named Qatar’s...

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