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New protests in Iran as death toll passes 400

Fri, 2022-10-28 23:52 JEDDAH: Thousands of Iranians took to the streets again on Friday as a six-week wave of nationwide protests showed no sign of abating. Security forces opened fire on demonstrators in Zahedan in the southeast, dissidents said the regime … read more

Morocco arrests 32 migrants heading to Spain

ID:  1666984211900272400 Fri, 2022-10-28 22:16 RABAT: Moroccan police on Friday arrested 32 migrants as they tried to set sail for Spain, authorities said, including six Moroccans and 26 from other African nations to the south. The group were arrested on … read more

Iraq’s new government unlikely to solve crises

ID:  1666978956789706500 Fri, 2022-10-28 20:47 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s parliament has approved the government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani after more than a year of political paralysis, but the war-ravaged country is far from reaching safe shores. Sudani now faces the … read more

Egypt, UAE mark 50 years of relations

Thu, 2022-10-27 22:49 CAIRO: More than 1,800 figures, including senior officials, businessmen, investors, intellectuals, innovators and media professionals are attending the 50th-anniversary celebrations of Egypt-UAE relations being held in Cairo from Oct. 26-28. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and UAE … read more