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Tunisia will restrict some imports to tackle trade deficit

Tunisia will restrict some imported goods to tackle its widening trade deficit and protect foreign reserves as the local dinar currency slides to historic lows against the euro, Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said Friday. "The fall of the dinar reflects this enormous trade deficit but there...

Egypt army says senior ISIS cleric killed in Sinai

The Egyptian military said Thursday it killed a senior ISIS cleric and 18 militants in airstrikes in the Sinai Peninsula where the extremists are waging an insurgency. The announcement came after ISIS claimed a series of attacks, including a shooting near a monastery this week and twin...

Libya govt urges 'intervention' over southern clashes

 Libya's unity government has called for "urgent intervention" by the international community to end military escalation in its south, warning of a possible "civil war". For more than a week, militias allied to the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord have fought off rival forces...

Egypt Copts ready for Easter mass despite attacks

Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days after the deadliest attacks in living memory against the country's religious minority. The faithful will spend a large part of Easter eve going through arduous security checks...