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Israel has relaxed some restrictions on the export of commercial goods from Gaza. The ‘conditional’ measure comes a month after a truce ended the Israeli military offensive on the besieged Strip.Starting from Monday, a limited export of goods, primaril…
Read MoreIsrael has relaxed some restrictions on the export of commercial goods from Gaza. The ‘conditional’ measure comes a month after a truce ended the Israeli military offensive on the besieged Strip.Starting from Monday, a limited export of goods, primaril…
Read MoreThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced yesterday that it was setting up a $10 billion investment fund aimed at strategic sectors in Israel. The two countries normalized relations last year in what was seen as a major triumph of the former US Presiden…
Read MoreGaza’s Interior Ministry yesterday said it would reopen the enclave’s local markets this week after over five months of closures. “Local markets will reopen on 7 February all week, except …
Read MoreNEW YORK – The United Nations said Tuesday it has received preliminary pledges of about $1.7 billion for the central Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger at a …
Read MoreKHARTOUM, SUDAN – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has pledged $70 million to support 600,000 Sudanese families affected by severe flooding caused by record heavy rainfall this …
Read MoreThe 15-nation Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, could announce Friday if it will lift crippling sanctions on Mali. Incoming interim Malian President Bah Ndaw is to be …
Read MoreJUBA/GENEVA — While some South Sudanese experts recommend the government adopt a new economic system used by developing states to cut off black market currency exchange and stabilize skyrocketing prices, …
Read MoreKHARTOUM – Sudan this month declared an economic emergency after the Sudanese pound lost 40 percent of its value in one month and annual inflation jumped to 167 percent. Sudan’s transitional authorities have struggled to …
Read MoreThe operator of a Japanese-owned bulk carrier that crashed into a reef in late July, causing a widespread oil spill in Mauritius, will pay at least $9.4 million over several …
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