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January 24, 2019

East Libyan forces call UN envoy ‘opponent’

The forces that control eastern Libya regard UN envoy Ghassan Salame as an enemy contributing to the North African nation’s violent crisis, a spokesman said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The...

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January 24, 2019

Morocco foreign minister backs dialogue on Syria’s return to Arab league

Morocco softened its rhetoric on Syria on Wednesday, with its foreign minister signalling support for calls among some Arab states for a return of Damascus to the Arab League, Reuters...

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January 24, 2019

Egypt to cut fuel subsidies by 15% says minister

Egypt’s petroleum minister yesterday announced that his country would reduce fuel subsidies by 15 per cent. Tarek El-Molla told Reuters that Egypt’s fuel subsidy bill amounted to 43.5 billion...

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January 24, 2019

Iraq parliament approves budget ending weeks of deadlock

Iraq’s parliament approved the 2019 budget early on Thursday after an hours-long vote, ending weeks of deadlock over allocations to different provinces and privatisation of state projects, Reuters reports. Parliament...

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January 24, 2019

US-backed forces about to end Daesh’s last enclave in Syria

US-backed, Kurdish-led forces are on the verge of eliminating Daesh militants’ last remaining enclave in Syria near the border with Iraq after a four-month devastating bombing campaign that has...

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January 24, 2019

Palestinian Prisoners and Israeli national security

The attempt by some in Israel to link the escalation on the Gaza border with external factors and Iranian orders was not successful. According to Haaretz newspaper’s military correspondent,...

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January 24, 2019

Egypt beefs up security ahead 25 January revolution’s 8th anniversary

The Egyptian authorities yesterday tightened the security measures across the country’s public areas ahead of the eighth anniversary of the 25 January uprising which overthrew the former president Hosni...

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January 24, 2019

Jordan, Syria discuss resuming flights to Damascus

A technical delegation from Jordan’s Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC) yesterday arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus to study plans to reopen the Syrian airspace to the Jordanian flights,...

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January 23, 2019

Macron: Israel occupation endangers peace prospects

French president on Wednesday said a possible solution between Israel and Palestine was in danger due to growing Israeli occupation, reports Anadolu Agency. Emmanuel Macron said in a joint...

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January 23, 2019

Israel cabinet expected to approve medical cannabis exports

Israel’s cabinet is set to approve a long-awaited law to allow exports of medical cannabis, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday, in a move likely to boost state revenues....

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