Algeria’s Bouteflika backs out of elections after weeks of protest, Palestinian Authority President Abbas names new PM as Gaza protests continue, and Turkey and Russia deepen cooperation in Syria.
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Iranian Foreign Minister posts resignation, train accident in Egypt kills 22 and injures over 40, and Kushner meets with Mohammad bin Salman.
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Egypt sentences nine to death on assassination charges, protests against President Bouteflika sweep Algeria ahead of April elections, and Yemen’s Houthis agree preliminary withdrawal from contested port ahead of expected Hodeidah deal.
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Saudi and Houthi forces agree withdrawal in Yemen’s Hodeidah, kidnapped Tunisian workers freed in Libya, and Egypt’s parliament advances constitutional amendments
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Palestinian Authority calls Arab States to boycott the upcoming Warsaw Conference, Morocco halts involvement in Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, and Turkey breaks silence over Uyghur oppression in China.
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Egyptian MPs consider extension of Sisi presidential terms, Lebanon forms cabinet after months of deadlock, and Turkey sentences Kurdish MPs to prison.
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In this week’s roundup of news in the Middle East and North Africa: the UN launches a probe into the October 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul, Kurdish protesters attack a Turkish military base in Iraqi Kurdistan over Turkish military operations in Iraqi territory, and Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed set to lead new Tahya Tounes party.
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