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Tunisia's incumbent President Kais Saied wins second term
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Tunisian President Kais Saied has won a second term in the presidential election of the northern African country
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Is Pakistan prepared as IMF swings towards inclusive growth?
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Pakistan has had a low labour force participation rate over the past 20 years, and its investment rate has been at 15 per cent of GDP, significantly below the strongest performers in the area, The Express Tribune reported.
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Man ends life in front of Sri Lankan President's house over power cuts
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): A 53-year-old man committed suicide in front of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house in Mirihana.
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Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew ahead of 'Arab Spring" style protest
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Ahead of an 'Arab Spring" style protest scheduled to be staged on Sunday, a nationwide curfew has been declared by Sri Lanka.
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China challenges US position as the most important partner for Middle East
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], June 14 (ANI): Following the US policy shift to disengage from the Middle East region, which started under President Barack Obama and continued and accelerated under Donald Trump, China stepped in to fill the vacuum created and now plays a wider role in the region. China's
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Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Feb 25 (ANI): Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who reigned the North African country for almost 30 years and stepped down from his post following a popular revolution in 2011, breathed his last on Tuesday. He was 91.
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Tunisia's first democratically elected president Beji Caid Essebsi dies at
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], July 26 (ANI): Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi, the first democratically elected leader of the North African country, breathed his last at the age of 92 on Thursday.
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Tunisian President rules out second term, says will 'open door to youth'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], Apr 7 (ANI): Tunisia's 92-year-old President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Saturday (local time) that he was not keen on standing for re-election in the presidential polls slated to be held later this year, underlining that it was time to "open the door to the youth".
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Egypt top court acquits former president Mubarak of all charges
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Mar. 03 (ANI): Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was acquitted of charges of playing a role in the killing of protesters during the Arab Spring uprising that led to his ouster.
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