Morocco
Le Monde: Morocco key mediator in Sahel
According to reports by French newspaper Le Monde, Morocco is engaged in discussions about the potential release of former Niger
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Egypt signed a deal with the International Monetary Fund for a loan package worth $8 billion, up from an original $3 billion, government and IMF officials said Wednesday, according to news agencies. The agreement came hours after Egypt’s central bank hiked interest rates by 600 basis points and announced it was floating the Egyptian pound.
The currency fell to a record low of 50 pounds to the US dollar, down from an average of 30.9 to the dollar at the previously stabilized official exchange rate.
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Libya
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Syrians in Egypt fear they will be forced to return after changes to refugee laws
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Egypt
Interpol issues missing persons alert for two Irish boys being held by their father in Egypt
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Egypt arrests two men who attempted to steal artifacts from bottom of the sea
Egyptian authorities have arrested two men accused of attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the seabed, CNN reports.