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Syria president announces $9bn budget for 2019

Author:  AFP ID:  1544121459306486600 Thu, 2018-12-06 17:51 DAMASCUS: Syria’s president on Thursday announced a budget for 2019 of almost $9 billion, of which around a third has been allocated to investment projects including in areas ravaged by the war. Seven … read more

Bahrain FM: Qatar has burned its bridges with GCC

Author:  Zaynab Khojji ID:  1544106725645113000 Thu, 2018-12-06 17:32 LONDON: Qatar has burned its bridges with the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and aligned itself with “enemies of the region like Iran,” Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Al Khalifa has … read more

Libya to vote on new constitution before February

Author:  Associated Press ID:  1544113162655784000 Thu, 2018-12-06 (All day) BANGHAZI: The chairman of Libya’s elections commission said the beleaguered North African nation will hold a referendum on a new constitution before the end of February. Thursday’s announcement by Emad Al-Sayeh in … read more