Middle East News & Arab Headlines From A Local Perspective
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The Cairo Criminal Court has added Islamist group al-Gamaa al-Islamiya as well as 164 of its leaders and members to a list of terrorist entities, in a decision that could expedite the dissolution of “Building and Development” party, the group’s political arm. Full Story »
Former US first lady Hillary Clinton, who lost the 2016 race for the White House to Republican Donald Trump, is once again considering running for president in 2020, says a former adviser to the Clinton family. Full Story »
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Istanbul on Nov.19, his aide said on Monday. Full Story »
Thousands of Palestinians staged a sit-in outside the government headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday to protest a controversial social security law. Full Story »
BUSINESS
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Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources said his country has been granted a 25-percent exemption from the U.S. sanctions on Iran, Mehr news agency reported citing a NDTV report.
THE LOOP
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The anonymous UK-based street artist, known as Banksy, has been grabbing headlines for the past week, again, after he played an audacious prank by putting his artwork in a self-shredding frame that it shredded itself after it was sold in an auction for around $1 million.
ENTERTAINMENT
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Renowned International Actor, Khaled El Nabawy, just released a trailer to his new series.
SPORTS
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Samir Nasri is in line to rejoin Manuel Pellegrini at West Ham when his doping suspension ends, the London Evening Standard reported Monday.
