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Egypt establishing Sinai buffer zone

The Egyptian military has begun operations to set up a 500meter wide and 10kilometre long buffer zone on its border with Gaza. Bulldozers have knocked down some of the houses in the area but residents are complaining that they have neither received eviction notices nor compensations. According to sources, the operation is aimed at reducing […]

Tunisia: Youssef Chahed submits candidacy for September 15 snap elections

Tunisia’s Premier Friday submitted his candidacy to run for September advanced presidential elections for Tahya Tounes. The newly created Tahya Tounes party, a breakaway branch of the ruling Nidaa Tounes, announced last week it would choose Youssef Chahed as its candidate for the Presidential elections. However, he waited until the last day of the deadline, […]

Sudan signs peace agreement with Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan after a 17-year war

Sudan and the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), a coalition of rebel groups from the western region of Darfur and the southern states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, signed a peace deal on Monday to end 17 years of conflict. The peace agreement was signed Monday in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, which has […]