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December 30, 2019

Buying time for Israel

As was widely expected, US President Donald Trump’s plan to resolve the Middle East conflict — the so-called “Deal of the Century” — is officially dead. According to Jason...

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December 30, 2019

Germany calls for permanent ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib

German foreign minister, Heiko Maas, called on Sunday for a permanent ceasefire in the Idlib Governorate, northwestern Syria. Speaking to the German Funke Media Group, Maas announced that: “The...

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December 30, 2019

Israeli court to rule on female soldiers in combat corps

Israel’s High Court is to rule about the Israel Defence Forces having female soldiers in combat corps, the Jerusalem Post reported on Monday. According to reports, a pilot programme...

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December 30, 2019

Tunisia: Ghannouchi signs anti-corruption strategy charter

Tunisian Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi signed on Friday the Parliament’s joining of the Charter for the Implementation of the Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Strategy. The signing ceremony took place...

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December 30, 2019

Libya: Haftar attacks threaten to suspend Zawia oil port

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has warned that it may be forced to suspend all operations in the oil port of Zawia (west) and evacuate the Zawia refinery, in...

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December 30, 2019

Egypt-Sudan joint electricity grid to start in January 2020, says minister

Egypt and Sudan will start operating an electricity interconnection project linking the two countries’ national grids on 12 January, the Egyptian electricity minister announced yesterday. Speaking at Al-Ahram energy...

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December 30, 2019

Prominent Egyptian rights lawyer 'Tortured again by armed police officers,' says friend

Egyptian rights Gamal Eid yesterday said that he was being “assaulted and tortured by plain-clothes individuals on the street, in front of passers-by.” “Vehicle without plates, plain-clothes police officers...

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December 30, 2019

Deputy leader of Muslim Brotherhood declares support for Egyptian Accord

Ibrahim Munir, the deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, announced his approval and support, on a personal level, for the Egyptian Accord document presented by the artist and contractor...

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December 30, 2019

Trump aides call US strikes on Iraq and Syria 'successful,' warn of potential further action

US officials said on Sunday that air strikes in Iraq and Syria against an Iran-backed militia group were successful, but warned that “additional actions” may still be taken in...

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December 30, 2019

Libyan Foreign Ministry: 'We do not understand UN Security Council's failure to address Haftar's crimes'

The Libyan government said that they do not understand the UN Security Council’s clear failure to face Khalifa Haftar’s crimes against civilians and his destruction of public facilities in...

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