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Sudan’s Bashir bans protests, regulates foreign currency trade
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir banned public gatherings and protests in a series of emergency decrees issued on Monday as he faces the most sustained anti-government street unrest of his 30-year rule. In a statement issued
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Libya’s NOC chairman in UAE to discuss Sharara oilfield crisis
CAIRO: Kuwait celebrated on Monday its national day, marking the anniversary of its 58th Independence and its 28th Liberation Days. The National Day commemorates the creation of Kuwait as a nation in 1961, while
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Kuwait marks 58th national day
CAIRO: Kuwait celebrated on Monday its national day, marking the anniversary of its 58th Independence and its 28th Liberation Days. The National Day commemorates the creation of Kuwait as a nation in 1961, while
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American hostage Danny Burch freed in Yemen
RABAT: Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Monday visited a stables in Morocco where horses provide a source of therapy for disabled youths, before sampling local cuisine at a project for underprivileged
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US ramps up pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro with sanctions
The United States targeted Venezuela's government with new sanctions on Monday and called on allies to freeze the assets of its state-owned oil company PDVSA after deadly violence blocked aid from reaching the crisis-hit country
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif resigns
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stepped down on Monday, announcing his resignation on Instagram. "I am apologising you for all the shortcomings ... in the past years during my time as foreign minister...
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Is peace finally possible in Afghanistan?
The Afghan Taliban's co-founder is in talks with the United States in an attempt to bring an end to more than 17 years of war. It's the United States' longest war and last year
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Algeria PM Ouyahia: Let voters decide on Bouteflika
Algeria's prime minister on Monday insisted voters would determine if ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gets a fifth term at the ballot box, after major protests against his candidacy. Tens of thousands of people on
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‘We want war to end’: Afghan talks kick off in Doha
Kabul, Afghanistan - The United States and the Taliban sat down for the highest level of negotiations yet in the Qatari capital Doha aimed at finding a solution to the 17-year conflict in Afghanistan. Mullah
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’Ballot box’ to decide if ailing Algeria president gets 5th term: PM
NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria: US-backed forces evacuated over 40 truckloads of people from Daesh’s last Syria redoubt on Monday, as they sought to clear out civilians before a final push to crush the militants.The Syrian


