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Hopes That the New UN Secretary General Will Help Fulfil 3 Yemeni Requests

by Jordan Dakamseh | Oct 8, 2016 | Middle East

The United Nations Security Council has confirmed the former Portuguese Prime Minister and the former head of the UN High Commission for Refugees, António Guterres, as the next UN Secretary General. He will serve from the 1st of January 2017 to the 31st of December...

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Turkey Demands That States “Exporting” Foreign Fighters Halt Them

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 8, 2016 | World

The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that everyone understands that defeating ISIS in a short time is possible through ground operations along the lines of operation Euphrates Shield, through which Turkey supports Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters in...

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Sudan: Doctors Continue Nationwide Strike Across All Hospitals

by Mustafa Sirri | Oct 8, 2016 | Middle East

Doctors working in Sudan’s government hospitals are on strike for the second day running. They are demanding better working environments, the provision of proper equipment and protection from repeated attacks on them in hospitals and health centres. The Central...

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Abdelilah Benkirane, secretary-general of Morocco’s Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) speaks during a new conference at the party’s headquarters in Rabat, Morocco early October 8, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

Moderate Islamist PJD Party Wins Moroccan Election

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 8, 2016 | Middle East

Morocco’s moderate Islamist Party of Justice and Development has won parliamentary elections, according to official results released Saturday, despite frustration with its handling of the economy in its five years leading the government. The Interior Ministry...

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A saudi woman takes a selfie in the new Snow City at Al Othaim Mall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia July 26, 2016. Picture taken July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Arabia Attracts Foreign Investments in Entertainment Sector

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Oct 8, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- Saudi Arabia is expected to change the investment map in the region during the coming months since the local market is anticipated to be the first destination of foreign capitals especially in several vital sectors that are considered the core of investments....