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Libya’s election faces uncertainty amid towering challenges
Libya’s presidential election, meant to help unify the nation after a decade of civil war, is supposed to take place in just over a week, but calls are mounting for a delay.
Either scenario — holding the vote on time or postponing it —…
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Armed with drones, Turkey explores African arms sales
Armed with battle-tested drones, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been deepening defense ties with African countries ahead of a major gathering of the continent’s leaders in Istanbul.
The two-day Turkey-Africa partnership…
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Arab coalition airstrikes hit ballistic missile, drone sites in Sanaa
Arab coalition airstrikes destroyed two caves used to store ballistic missiles and four secret drone facilities in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the coalition announced early on Wednesday.
The attacks come after Saudi Arabian forces…
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All for one, one for all: Gulf leaders stress unity at Riyadh summit
Gulf state leaders called on Tuesday for greater regional economic and defense integration as the annual GCC summit in Riyadh came to a close.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who chaired the meeting, stressed the importance of…
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PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s plea for national unity strikes a chord on Iraqi nation state’s centenary
Iraq was a cradle of civilization long before it was established as a modern nation state exactly 100 years ago, the country’s prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, said during a speech on Saturday marking the country’s centenary.…
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Tunisia’s president says he will call constitutional referendum, elections next year
Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday he would call a constitutional referendum next July, a year to the day after he seized broad powers in moves his opponents call a coup, and that parliamentary elections would follow at the end of…
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Yemeni army commander killed in fighting outside Marib
A Yemeni army commander was among at least 100 combatants killed in the past 24 hours outside the central city of Marib, as Arab coalition warplanes intensified air raids on Houthi targets, officials said.
Gen. Nasser Al-Thaybani died…
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Syria state media says US forces ‘kidnapped civilians’ near Deir Ezzor
US forces carried out on Monday at dawn a “large airborne operation” near Deir Ezzor, in eastern Syria, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
The American forces “kidnapped a number of civilians,” it said.
There was no independent…
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Yemen Airways changes its flight path in an emergency, and Aden Airport clarifies
A source in the General Administration of Aden International Airport explained the reasons for the delay in arriving tonight's flights to the airport, coming from Bombay, Amman and Cairo.
And “Sputnik” news agency quoted the source as…
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The Libyan Economy Minister expects the elections to be postponed from 3 to 4 months
The Libyan Economy Minister and presidential candidate, Salama Al-Ghweil, expected that the date of holding the presidential elections would be postponed from 3 to 4 months, expressing at the same time his support for holding them on time.…
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