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Tunisian labor union holds biggest protest yet against president
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union rallied in the capital on Saturday in what appeared to be the biggest protest yet…
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South Sudan President Salva Kiir fires defense and interior ministers
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked two top security ministers, violating the terms of a peace agreement with opposition…
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Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli minister’s call to ‘erase’ West Bank town of Huwara
Saudi Arabia on Friday condemned Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s remarks calling for “erasing” the occupied West Bank town of…
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Lebanon’s banks put off strike for another week
Lebanon’s banks said on Friday they would stay open for another week, putting off the resumption of the strike that…
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Saudi Arabia, Monaco sign agreement to establish diplomatic ties
Saudi Arabia and Monaco have signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.…
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in surging West Bank violence
Israeli forces shot dead a 15-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian officials said. Ahmad Enaya, the…
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Middle East round-up: Talks, then a ‘pogrom’ in Palestine
Israeli settlers rampage through Palestinian villages, Syria’s president is getting friendly with several Arab states, and attacks against African migrants…
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Guinea to fly back citizens in Tunisia after outcry
The West African state of Guinea is repatriating dozens of its citizens from Tunisia, a senior official said Wednesday, after…
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Saudi’s NEOM unveils plan to train chefs for ‘world’s most food self-sufficient city’
Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion mega project NEOM has announced an initiative to inspire and nurture a new generation of Saudi chefs as…
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Top al-Qaeda figure killed in Yemen air strike: Sources
A senior al-Qaeda figure was killed in a suspected US air strike in war-torn Yemen, security and local government sources…
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