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Wheat being harvested in China’s Shandong province. AFP photo

FAO Forecasts 7 Million Tons of Morocco Wheat Harvest in 2017

by Lahssen Moqana | May 12, 2017 | Business

Casablanca- The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has expected Morocco’s harvest of wheat to increase from 2.7 million tons in 2016 to 7 million this year. It also expected the 600,000 tons of barley harvested last year to reach 2.8 million in 2017. After...

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An armed man loyal to Houthis holds his weapon in the capital Sana’a, Yemen August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Files

Yemen: Six Brigades to Raid Sa’da, Militias Dispatch Reinforcements

by Said Abdul Razzak | May 12, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – Governor of Sa’da Hadi Tarshan has revealed that there are six brigades affiliated with the national army getting prepared to raid Sa’da and other affiliated provinces in Yemen within days. He added that work is ongoing to prepare brigades...

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FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani takes part in a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Iran’s Sham Elections: A Political Version of Ta’azieh

by Amir Taheri | May 12, 2017 | Opinion

In any elections, including the ersatz ones held in Iran, the voter is expected to make his choice on the basis of the candidates’ personality, record and programme. Taking those three factors into account, how might Iranian voters judge the incumbent, Hojat al-Islam...

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General view of houses of the Israeli settlement of Efrat, in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters)

Israel Postpones Settlement Expansion Plans until after Trump Visit

by Nazir Majli | May 12, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – The Israeli government submitted to permanent US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley a list of demands, including eliminating Security Council resolution 2334 that condemns settlements. The demands were made at a time when the government decided to...

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Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. AFP photo

Hadi Rejects ‘South Council,’ Urges Members to Clarify their Stances

by Ibrahim al Qurashi | May 12, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah, London- Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi has totally rejected the so-called “transitional political council of the south” to administer and represent the region, asserting that such behaviors and actions totally contradict the three...