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Jordan
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour's new government won a vote of confidence from the country's parliament on April 22, with 83 votes in favour and 65 against in the 150-seat...
2013-04-26Israel
The Southern Israeli city of Eilat was hit by at least two rockets in April 16, which police claim have landed in open and vacant areas. The rockets are believed to have been fired...
2013-04-26Egypt
Egypt's Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky has resigned over calls from the Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi for a 'cleansing' of the judiciary via forced retirements. Mekky,...
2013-04-23Turkey
Just one day after the jailed leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, called for a ceasefire in its decades old armed conflict with Turkey, a normalisation of relations...
2013-03-28Israel
US President Barack Obama urged Israelis and Palestinians to return to peace talks during his visit to Israel and the West Bank in March. Obama stated in a speech to Israeli students...
2013-03-27Lebanon
Lebanon was thrown into a renewed bout of turmoil in late March following the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Mikati, several months ahead of planned parliamentary elections. Mikati's...
2013-03-25Egypt
Consumer price inflation in Egypt has spiked sharply higher according to latest data from the central bank, with the headline print coming in at 8.2% y-o-y in February, up from 6.2%...
2013-03-25Jordan
Jordan's King Abdullah II has pledged to consult parliament before choosing a new prime minister, in the aftermath of legislative elections held on January 25, which were heavily won...
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