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July 29, 2018

Iran currency extends record fall as US sanctions loom

Iran’s currency plunged to another record low on Sunday, dropping past 100,000 rials to the US dollar as Iranians brace for Aug. 7 when the United States is due...

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July 29, 2018

Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister amid unrest over poor services

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi suspended his electricity minister on Sunday amid continuing protests over poor public services especially power cuts and rampant corruption, the premier’s office said. It...

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July 29, 2018

3 babies among six dead as boat capsizes off Turkish coast

Six people including three babies died on Sunday when an inflatable boat carrying 16 people capsized off the coast of western Turkey, state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Nine people...

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July 29, 2018

‘Resistance continues’, says Palestinian teen released from Israel jail

A Palestinian teenager released from prison by Israel on Sunday after completing a sentence for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier called for Palestinians to continue their struggle against...

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July 29, 2018

Erdogan: Turkey will stand its ground faced with US sanctions

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will stand its ground after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap sanctions on Ankara if it does not free an American pastor,...

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July 29, 2018

Somalia’s president pays rare visit to Eritrea

Somalia’s president paid a rare visit to Eritrea on Saturday in a sign that Asmara is trying to use the opportunity created by a rapprochement with Ethiopia to improve...

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July 29, 2018

Iraq sacks five local election officials on corruption charges

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacked five local election officials on Saturday on charges of corruption during the May 12 parliamentary election, a spokesman for the Independent High Elections...

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July 29, 2018

Iran woos local investors as US sanctions loom, currency falls

Iran plans to offer price and tax incentives to private investors to take over idle state projects and help boost the economy, state media reported on Saturday, as the...

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July 29, 2018

Syrian refugee group returns from Lebanon

Hundreds of Syrian refugees returned to their country from Lebanon on Saturday in a bus convoy arranged by both governments, advancing an effort by Beirut to accelerate returns to...

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July 29, 2018

Egypt seeks 75 death sentences over 2013 sit-in

An Egyptian court said on Saturday it would transfer the cases of 75 people convicted of security-related offences, including senior Muslim Brotherhood figures, toEgypt’s top religious authority to decide whether...

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