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Egypt Fuel Price Hikes Fan Inflation Fears

Hisham Gaber had been preparing his wedding for months, but started to have second thoughts as inflation in Egypt...

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Qatar Copies Rival Saudi’s ‘investment Diplomacy’

President Donald Trump may accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism, but that did not stop the wealthy emirate this week...

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Tokyo Votes In Local Polls With National Consequences

Tokyo goes to the polls Sunday in a local election that could have national consequences as the capital's governor...

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Qatar Says Arab Demands ‘made To Be Rejected’

Qatar said Saturday a series of demands made by several Arab states to lift a crippling blockade were designed to be...

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US Navy Carrier Stops Off In Israel On Break From IS Fight

A US Navy supercarrier anchored off the Israeli port of Haifa Saturday on a break from operations supporting the US-led...

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Thousands Rally Against Mali Referendum Ahead of Macron Visit

About 2,000 people rallied Saturday in conflict-torn Mali against a constitutional referendum over concerns the...

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Ambassador Gbeho Dodges Mahama’s ‘second Coming’

Whether ex-president John Mahama should be returned as NDC’s 2020 presidential candidate appears a herculean task for...

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Sene East Endorses 38-Year-Old Educationist As DCE

Assembly members of the Sene East District Assembly in the Brong Ahafo Region have voted overwhelmingly to endorse...

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UN Demands Electoral Timetable For Troubled DR Congo

The United Nations on Saturday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to publish a timetable for elections which...

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Projectile From Syria Hits Israeli-Occupied Golan

Stray fire from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, the Israeli army said, in the latest such...

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Philippines, US Hold Joint Patrol In Dangerous Waters

US and Philippine warships on Saturday conducted a joint patrol of southern waters known as a hunting ground for local...

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Thousands In London Protest Against Austerity, PM

Thousands of people marched through London on Saturday to protest at austerity and demand Prime Minister Theresa May's...

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Fighting In Philippine City Displaces Nearly 400,000

Islamist militants occupying a southern Philippine city have forced nearly 400,000 people in the wider area to flee...

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President Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod For Start Of Barracks Regeneration Project

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 30th June, 2017, cut the sod for the...

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Sudan Defends Human Rights Record Against US Criticism

Sudan insisted on Saturday that it respected media and religious freedoms after the United States said it was "very...

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Don’t Give Up Fight On Corruption, Injustice – CPP To Ghanaians

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has charged Ghanaians not to give up in their quest in saving the country...

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Military Must Be Insulated From Partisan Politics – Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says an important ingredient in a functioning military in a...

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US-Backed Forces In New Attack On IS In Syria’s Raqa

US-backed fighters have launched a renewed attack on Islamic State group jihadists inside their Syrian bastion Raqa,...

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Parliament Questions Penalty On Late Fees Payment

Parliament has called into question the public university practice of fining students who are late in paying their...