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Home2017April

Month: April 2017

Tunisia

Tunisian officials sacked after protests

April 30, 2017 MEO Staff

Tunisia said Saturday it had replaced two senior officials in a southeastern region, days after protesters there booed the prime minister off stage following weeks of demonstrations. Tunisia has faced a wave of protests and [ More … ]

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Protests in Aden after Hadi drops UAE-allied governor

April 30, 2017 MEO Staff

An official presidential decree dismissing Aden’s governor and a cabinet minister caused a stir in the southern city on Friday. Demonstrators gathered in Yemen’s temporary capital on Friday to protest against President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi’s [ More … ]

Rouhani: Don't let extremism and injustice rule Iran again
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Rouhani: Don’t let extremism and injustice rule Iran again

April 30, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranian voters not to let the progress achieved in his role be gone, warning that they could face greater authoritarianism if they replace him with a hardline rival in May’s election. [ More … ]

EU approaches Iran ahead of elections to back moderate candidates' chances
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EU approaches Iran ahead of elections to back moderate candidates’ chances

April 30, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

The European Union is approaching Iran to signal to its commitment to the nuclear deal despite Trump’s latest remarks, and holding out the promise of its economic payoff ahead of May 19 presidential polls, EU [ More … ]

Tunisia

Tunisian FM calls on Brazil to participate in the 2016-2020 investment plan mega-projects

April 30, 2017 MEO Staff

Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui called on Brazil to participate in mega-projects Tunisia plans to achieve under the 2016-2020 investment plan. He had several meetings with senior officials in Brazil during the last day of his [ More … ]

Syria: Kurdish militias call for No-Fly-Zone over their areas after Turkish airstrikes
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Syria: Kurdish militias claim new advances against ISIS in Tabqa

April 30, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

U.S.-backed Kurdish militias on Sunday they had made a big advance in Tabqa city near Islamic state’s stronghold in Raqqa in northern Syria, according to their sources and a war monitor. At the height of its [ More … ]

Algeria

Morocco Calls on Algeria to Shoulder Its Responsibility with Syrian Refugees

April 30, 2017 MEO Staff

The case of Syrian refugees stranded on the border between Algeria and Morocco continues to cause controversy. For the Minister in charge of Moroccans Residing Abroad and Immigration Affairs, Abdelkrim Benatiq, these refugees are not [ More … ]

Iran: Hardliners slam Rouhani over economy in first election debate
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Iran election debate: Who proved himself as strong opponent for Rouhani?

April 30, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Iran’s six candidates for the presidential election met in their first live television debate on Friday, where they showed off their plans, and their chances of winning started to be clear. Iran made a historic [ More … ]

Iran: Hardliners slam Rouhani over economy in first election debate
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Iran: Hardliners slam Rouhani over economy in first election debate

April 30, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Iran’s six candidates for the presidential election squared off in their first live television debate on Friday, where the current president Rouhani was put under heavy criticism over his economic policy. Iran made a historic [ More … ]

Sudan

Sudan President urges “rational political practice” from government and opposition

April 30, 2017 MEO Staff

The Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir Friday has called on the government and opposition parties to commit to a rational political practice after the formation of the new government during this week. Al-Bashir, who addressed the [ More … ]

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Extremist Israelis from Nablus-area settlement continue attacks, injure 2 Palestinians

April 30, 2017 MEO Staff

Extremist Israelis from the illegal Yitzhar settlement in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus attacked Palestinian residents in the village of Urif on Saturday, sparking further clashes between Palestinians locals and the Israeli [ More … ]

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US airstrike kills 8 AQAP terrorists in Yemen

April 30, 2017 MEO Staff

A US airstrike in Yemen killed on Sunday eight operatives of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), including a key leader, said the Pentagon. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a spokesman, said the airstrike on April [ More … ]

Iran summons Pakistani ambassador, protests killing border guards
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Iran summons Pakistani ambassador, protests killing border guards

April 29, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Iran has summoned Pakistan’s ambassador in Tehran to protest against killing border guards by militants attacking from neighboring Pakistan. On Wednesday, 10 Iranian border guards were killed and two others injured in an ambush attack near the town [ More … ]

Erdogan: Turkey should help retake Raqqa, not terrorist Kurdish militias
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Erdogan: Turkey should help retake Raqqa, not terrorist Kurdish militias

April 29, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Turkish President said that he hopes Turkey and the U.S. will open a new page under Trump and that Turkish-backed forces should be used to retake Raqqa from ISIS rather than Kurdish militia Ankara views as [ More … ]

Syria: US forces patrol border with Turkey to prevent clashes with Kurdish militias
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Syria: US troops patrol border with Turkey to prevent clashes with Kurdish militias

April 29, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

As the cross-border clashes continued between the Turkish military and Syria’s Kurdish militias, the US forces started patrolling the border region and US officials visited the area to evaluate the situation. Turkey’s military operation in Syria [ More … ]

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