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October 7, 2019

Official data: German-Saudi trade volume declines by 17%

German exports to Saudi Arabia fell to less than €6 billion ($6.66 billion) for the first time in nine years, the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced yesterday....

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October 7, 2019

Ennahda talks about electoral violations near polling stations in Tunisia

Tunisia’s Ennahda movement called on the Independent High Authority for Elections to “put an end to electoral violation taking place in front of polling stations.” This came in a statement...

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October 7, 2019

Christians in occupied Jerusalem continue to dwindle, says Orthodox Church

The father of the Greek Orthodox community, George Awad, yesterday said that there was a “significant decline” in the number of Christian communities in Palestine, especially in the east...

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October 7, 2019

Libya: GNA calls on UN Security Council to hold supporters of Haftar to account

The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged a formal protest with the UN Security Council over the Haftar forces’ shelling of Mitiga and Misrata airports. It calls on...

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October 7, 2019

Morocco: Hundreds of teachers protest in demand for higher wages

Hundreds of teachers demonstrated Sunday in Rabat to demand better living conditions. The protesters who participated in the demonstration, organised by the union of the National University of Education,...

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October 7, 2019

Sudan leaders meet Saudi king in Riyadh

The head of the Sudanese sovereignty council, Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan, arrived in Riyadh on an official visit, yesterday, the first since taking office in August. The Sudanese Prime Minister...

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October 6, 2019

Saudi to allow unmarried foreign couples to rent hotel rooms

Unmarried foreign couples will now be allowed to rent hotel rooms together in Saudi Arabia as part of a new visa regime announced by the religiously conservative kingdom. Women...

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October 6, 2019

Iran will use every means possible to export its oil

Iran will not succumb to US pressure and will use every possible way to export its oil, Iranian Oil Ministry’s website SHANA quoted Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh as saying...

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October 6, 2019

Iraq: Baghdad governor sacked amid protests

The Baghdad Provincial Council on Sunday voted to dismiss governor Falah al-Jazairi amid protests in the Iraqi capital, according to local media and Anadolu Agency. The 58-member council voted...

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October 6, 2019

Jordan reaches deal with teachers union to end one-month strike

Jordan’s government said on Sunday it has reached a pay deal with the teachers union to end a one-month strike, the country’s longest public sector strike that disrupted schooling...

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