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Italy casts doubt on timing of Libyan Dec. 24 presidential polls, suggests January

Italy’s interior minister Luciana Lamorgese has expressed doubt on holding Libyan crucial presidential election next month as planned and suggested January instead, Libya Observer reports. Lamorgese speaking during a reception organized by Il Foglio newspaper, indicated that next month 24 elections in Libya to elect the country’s first central leader since 2011 after the fall […]

Yemen: Ansar al-Shariah hits Al Anad air base with rockets

Ansar al-Shariah, an al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, has fired six rockets at the Al Anad air base, the country’s largest military airbase, located in the southern part of the country. The attack is considered as retaliation to last month’s failed rescue mission to free American hostage Luke Somers by American and Yemeni forces although […]

Egypt Strives to Attract Foreign Investment

The Egyptian government is putting the final touches on new foreign direct investment (FDI) council to be launched very soon in a bid to drain more foreign capital needed by the North African country to support its battered economy. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has given green light for setting up a Higher Council for Investment. […]