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August 29, 2018

Egypt to invest $15.4bn in Sinai Peninsula

Egypt’s Minister of Planning said that the government plans to invest 275 billion Egyptian pounds ($15.4 billion) in the country’s Sinai Peninsula between now and 2022. The new investments...

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August 29, 2018

Houthis threaten more attacks against coalition airports and vital installations

Houthi rebels have threatened to conduct more attacks against Saudi Arabian and UAE airports and vital installations in response to what they called the Saudi-led coalition’s “brutal aggression” on...

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August 29, 2018

Egypt credit rating boosted to ‘positive’

Moody’s Investor Service has boosted Egypt’s long term issuer rating from “stable” to “positive”, as the government continues to enforce stringent economic reforms across the country. Citing progress in...

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August 29, 2018

Where the bird disappeared

Memory and metaphor intertwine in Ghassan Zaqtan’s “Where the Bird Disappeared” (Seagull Books, 2018), to the point that, at times, seeking to distinguish one from the other is akin...

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August 29, 2018

‘Ex-Egypt presidential candidate should be in a mental hospital’

An Egyptian lawyer has filed a legal complaint accusing former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi of “igniting public opinion and inciting against the state”, demanding he be put in a...

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August 29, 2018

UAE-backed forces likely behind targeting of 27 clerics in Yemen

The UAE is likely behind the killing of some 27 Islamic clerics who have been assassinated in Yemen over the past two years, the Washington Post reported yesterday. The...

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August 29, 2018

Spain: cities rescind BDS support after threats from pro-Israel group

Two municipalities in Spain have rescinded their support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement after a pro-Israel group threatened them with legal action. The municipalities had declared...

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August 29, 2018

Morocco man sets himself ablaze after dispute with his wife

A Moroccan man has set himself on fire following a dispute with his wife, local media reported. Moroccan media quoted eyewitnesses as saying that “a minor dispute broke out...

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August 29, 2018

Saudi-led coalition referred UN report to legal team

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen has referred a United Nations report accusing it of human rights abuses to its legal team for review, a...

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August 29, 2018

‘Sanctions unlikely to stop Iran oil exports completely’

Current US sanctions on Iran are unlikely to stop Iranian oil exports completely, a long-time adviser at Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said yesterday, adding Iran would be unable to...

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