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January 23, 2019

Tunisia dinar nearing lowest level due to instability

The Tunisian currency stabilised yesterday near its lowest level in history against the US dollar due to tension between the government and the Tunisian General Labour Union and the...

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January 23, 2019

Regime shelling in Syria’s Idlib leaves 3 civilians killed

Three civilians were killed on Tuesday in artillery attacks by the Syrian regime and Iranian-backed terrorist groups in Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province, according to local sources, Anadolu reports. A civilian...

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January 23, 2019

US top diplomat claims Daesh’s ‘caliphate’ defeated

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed Tuesday Daesh’s “caliphate” has been defeated, just one day after the terror group claimed its second attack on US military personnel in as...

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January 23, 2019

Football: Stunning free kick sends Qatar into Asian Cup quarter-finals

Qatar wrestled their way past Iraq into the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup on Tuesday when a stunning free kick from the son of a former Iraqi international gave...

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January 23, 2019

World Bank affirms confidence in ‘Egypt’s economic reform measures’

The World Bank is “confident” in Egypt’s economic reform measures, the bank’s CEO Kristalina Georgieva, announced yesterday, Reuters reports. “The World Bank is keen on continuing to support and assist...

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January 23, 2019

2 explosions hit Yemeni capital Sanaa

Two explosions hit south of Yemen’s Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, early on Wednesday, with one of them being an operation that targeted missiles and weapons cache, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV...

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January 23, 2019

Sudan protesters clash with police in ongoing unrest

Sudanese police fired tear gas on Tuesday at hundreds of protesters blocking roads, burning tyres and chanting anti-government slogans in and around the capital Khartoum as month-long protests continued...

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January 23, 2019

Egypt postpones $6.6bn repayment to Saudi Arabia

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) yesterday announced the postponement of the repayment of three Saudi deposits worth $6.6 billion for an additional year. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed quoted CBE in...

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January 23, 2019

Saudi Arabia eyes billions of dollars in entertainment investments

Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it expects billions of dollars to be pumped into a nascent state-backed entertainment sector and is eyeing dozens of Western acts, including an exhibition...

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January 22, 2019

Lebanese director credits street children actors for Oscar nod

Tuesday’s Oscar nomination for the Lebanese film “Capernaum”, praised for its depiction of poverty in the slums of Beirut, is a “huge victory” for the street children who...

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