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Tunisia’s Investment Minister Fadhel Abdelkefi speaks with Reuters journalists in Tunis, Tunisia, October 24, 2016. Reuters

Tunisia’s Abdelkefi: ‘We are Looking Up for Partnerships, Contracts rather than Aids from ‘2020 Conference’

by Boubaker Bin Omar | Nov 30, 2016 | Business, Interviews

Tunisia- Tunisian Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation Fadhel Abdelkefi said that his country doesn’t want aids or donations from participants in the Tunisia International Investments Conference 2020; instead, it is looking forward for...

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Cuban President Raúl Castro saluting a crowd of thousands at a rally honoring his deceased brother Fidel Castro in Revolution Square in Havana. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, second from left, attended, as did many leaders of countries critical of U.S. foreign policy. Photo: Ricardo Mazalan/Associated Press

Havana to Commemorate Castro Today

by Mohammed Fahmi | Nov 30, 2016 | World

Havana- Havana commemorates today Wednesday the late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in the presence of a number of world leaders and countries’ representatives who came to deliver their speeches before the ashes of Castro are taken. The commemoration will...

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Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrives for a working dinner with heads of delegations for the Nuclear Security Summit at the White House in Washington March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Egypt’s FM in Washington to Meet with Kerry

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 30, 2016 | Middle East, World

Cairo – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed to Washington on Tuesday to hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on bilateral relations and several regional issues, the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement. “The visit will aim at...

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Netherlands Bans Burka in Public Places

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 30, 2016 | World

Hague- Dutch MPs on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to ban the Islamic full-face burka from some public places such as schools and hospitals. This way, Netherlands is the fourth country in the European Union (EU) to ban the full-face burka after France, Belgium and...

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Yemen, Houthis, President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed

Yemen: Criticism against Rebels’ Government, U.N. Envoy Calls it ‘Unnecessary Obstacle to Peace’

by Mohamed Ali Mohsen | Nov 30, 2016 | Middle East

Aden – The Yemeni presidency on Tuesday strongly condemned a declaration by Houthi rebels and their allies to form a “national salvation government” in the war-torn country. The country’s presidential leadership stressed its strong rejection of this illegal...