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3/27/2023 3:19:10 PM
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister reversed an unpopular decision made by his office to delay the start of daylight saving time by a month, saying Monday the Cabinet decided to implement the change in two days.
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Region
3/27/2023 3:01:05 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce a freeze on the government's judicial overhaul as his far-right government is facing more protests and a general strike on Monday against its controversial push to overhaul the justice system, Likud Party sources told Haartez newspaper.
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Egypt
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Tourism
3/27/2023 2:59:47 PM
Egypt will ease visa requirements for tourists coming from Iran as part of a broader package of facilities to boost the tourism sector, announced Minister of Tourism Ahmed Issa in a press conference on Monday.
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Region
3/27/2023 2:58:48 PM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul has unleashed the most intense social unrest in Israel in decades.
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Egypt
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Society
3/27/2023 2:38:15 PM
About 199,000 tons of corn and soy fodder to the tune of $96.4 million were released from Egyptian ports between 17 and 23 March, said Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El-Sayed El-Qusair on Monday.
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World
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Region
3/27/2023 2:14:00 PM
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday called for an immediate halt to the government's controversial judicial reforms, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for similar demands.
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World
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Region
3/27/2023 12:02:51 PM
The Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers have vowed to meet before the end of the holy month of Ramadan to implement a landmark reconciliation deal, the two countries said Monday.
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World
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Region
3/27/2023 12:00:38 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition government on Monday survived no-confidence motions filed by the opposition in protest over its judicial overhaul plan.
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World
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Region
3/27/2023 10:59:00 AM
Israel's largest trade union group launched a strike across a broad swath of sectors Monday, joining a surging protest movement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the judiciary — a plan that is facing unprecedented opposition.
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World
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Region
3/27/2023 10:27:00 AM
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday called for an immediate halt to the government's controversial judicial reforms, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for similar demands.
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International
3/26/2023 9:39:50 PM
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told AFP Sunday she would meet opposition leaders early next month and was open to talks with unions, after weeks of protests against pensions reforms.
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Egypt
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Politics
3/26/2023 9:03:12 PM
The European Union is ready to provide further support to the Egyptian state’s efforts to curb irregular migration, Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Promoting the European Way of Life, said on Sunday.
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World
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Region
3/26/2023 8:11:10 PM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister on Sunday, a day after he called on the Israeli leader to halt a planned judicial overhaul that has fiercely divided the country and prompted growing discontent within the ranks of the military. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv, blocking a main highway, following the announcement.
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World
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Region
3/26/2023 5:59:58 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Saturday night called on the government to immediately halt its plan to overhaul the country's judiciary, citing a threat to national security.
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World
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Region
3/26/2023 4:21:00 PM
An Israeli good governance group on Sunday asked the country's Supreme Court to punish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allegedly violating a conflict of interest agreement meant to prevent him from dealing with the country's judiciary while he is on trial for corruption.
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World
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Region
3/26/2023 1:39:05 PM
The Gulf Cooperation Council said Sunday it had written to Washington's top diplomat condemning controversial comments from Israel's finance minister in which he denied the existence of a Palestinian people.
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Egypt
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Health
3/26/2023 12:45:49 PM
Egypt's Minister of Health Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar opened the first production line of hepatitis B and pentavalent (five-in-one) vaccines, with the capacity to produce 100 million vaccines annually, as part of a collaboration between Egypt’s VACSERA and the Serum Institute of India, according to a statement released Saturday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/25/2023 12:10:33 PM
Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hani Sewilam emphasised the importance of the Action on Water, Adaptation, and Resilience (AWARe) international initiative in addressing water challenges, while at the UN Water Conference on Friday.
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World
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Region
3/24/2023 8:12:25 PM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held talks with Benjamin Netanyahu in London on Friday as protesters shouting “Shame!” in Hebrew demonstrated against the Israeli leader’s right-wing policies and his plans to overhaul the country’s judiciary.
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World
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Region
3/24/2023 6:16:16 PM
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urged greater support Friday for crisis-torn Tunisia, warning at Brussels summit of the risk of a "migratory wave" towards Europe if the situation deteriorated.
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