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Libya’s PM says conditions for elections not yet ripe: paper
Middle East
September 12, 2018
Libya’s PM says conditions for elections not yet ripe: paper
ROME (Reuters) – Conditions in Libya are too unstable to hold elections, Prime Minister Fayez Seraj was cited as…
Sudanese President Bashir dissolves government, appoints new PM
Middle East
September 10, 2018
Sudanese President Bashir dissolves government, appoints new PM
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – President Omar al-Bashir dissolved the Sudanese government on Sunday and named a new prime minister, moves…
Iraq parliament to hold emergency session after Basra burns
Middle East
September 7, 2018
Iraq parliament to hold emergency session after Basra burns
Iraq’s parliament on Friday called an emergency session after a curfew was imposed in the southern city of Basra…
Iraqi rival groups both announce parliamentary blocs to form new government
Middle East
September 3, 2018
Iraqi rival groups both announce parliamentary blocs to form new government
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Rival Iraqi political factions said on Sunday they had each formed alliances capable of forming a government…
Yemeni government and Houthi movement invited to Sept 6 peace talks: U.N
Middle East
August 17, 2018
Yemeni government and Houthi movement invited to Sept 6 peace talks: U.N
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations has invited the Yemeni government and the Houthi movement that controls most of the…
Blast in northern Syria kills at least 36; cause unclear
Middle East
August 13, 2018
Blast in northern Syria kills at least 36; cause unclear
BEIRUT (AP) — An explosion in northern Syria killed at least 36 people Sunday and wounded many others, but the…
Lebanon hits political logjam after election
Middle East
August 3, 2018
Lebanon hits political logjam after election
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon faces a political impasse three months after an election produced a parliament tilted in favor of…
Syria says road to Jordan crossing is ready, studies opening
Middle East
August 1, 2018
Syria says road to Jordan crossing is ready, studies opening
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – The road to Syria’s border crossing with Jordan, closed by conflict in 2011, is ready for use…
Waly extends work of govt committee to examine 57357 Children’s Cancer hospital
Egypt
July 15, 2018
Waly extends work of govt committee to examine 57357 Children’s Cancer hospital
On Saturday, Egypt’s Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Waly extended for a week the assigned committee’s investigation into the 57357…
Egypt replaces ministers of defense, interior, finance in new cabinet
Egypt
June 14, 2018
Egypt replaces ministers of defense, interior, finance in new cabinet
Egypt swore in a new cabinet on Thursday, replacing key ministers including finance, defense and interior in a major…