The International Monetary Fund is keen to reduce Egypt's investments in the country in favor of private investment, but the new government has decided to increase the amount it will spend.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt goes against IMF advice, boosting public investments
Man sentenced for hate crime for antisemitic scrawl
James Rizzo Jr., 38, has already served the jail time while awaiting the case's disposition.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Man sentenced for hate crime for antisemitic scrawl
Egypt gives green light to rice imports amid water shortages
Farmers in Egypt were appalled by the government’s decision to start importing rice as part of its strategy to contain the water crisis.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt gives green light to rice imports amid water shortages
Romanian minister compares killing sick pigs to Auschwitz
"I only wanted to present the particularly difficult situation facing pig breeders from African swine fever," Romanian Agriculture Minister Petre Daea explained.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Romanian minister compares killing sick pigs to Auschwitz
Yemen’s army: 25 Houthis killed in an offensive in al-Bayda
The Yemeni National Army launched an offensive to complete the liberation of al-Malajim district in al-Bayda early Thursday. According to General Moufreeh Bouhailh, leader of Bayhan brigade in western
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Yemen’s army: 25 Houthis killed in an offensive in al-Bayda
PLO to discuss calls for severing ties with Israel
Saturday's "important" meeting will be chaired by PA President Mahmoud Abbas, Saleh Ra'fat, member of the PLO Executive Committee, told the PA's Voice of Palestine radio station on Thursday.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: PLO to discuss calls for severing ties with Israel
Pakistan’s Imran Khan: Once a cricket star, now pious, anti-poverty reformer
Former cricket star Imran Khan, whose political party was formally declared the winner Friday in Pakistan’s parliamentary election, has promised to fight corruption and help millions of
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Pakistan’s Imran Khan: Once a cricket star, now pious, anti-poverty reformer
Migration to US: Why are 700 children still separated from their families
The Trump administration said Thursday that more than 1,800 children separated at the U.S.-Mexico border have been reunited with parents and sponsors but hundreds remain apart, signaling a potentially
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Migration to US: Why are 700 children still separated from their families
Syrian Kurdish-backed council holds talks in Damascus for the first time
A top Syrian Kurdish official is in Damascus this week for talks with Syrian government officials at the head of a delegation including members of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, their first
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Syrian Kurdish-backed council holds talks in Damascus for the first time
As protests mount in Iraq, top cleric Sistani warns politicians
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistan said on Friday that if the Iraqi government does not abide by its commitments, people will develop other peaceful means of protests to impose
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: As protests mount in Iraq, top cleric Sistani warns politicians