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Arab FMs denounce burning of Holy Quran copy in Sweden

The Arab League Council held a meeting on the level of foreign ministers in Cairo on Thursday, one day after a Swedish extremist set afire a Holy Quran copy in front of a mosque in Stockholm.The foreign ministers denounced strongly the despicable act w…

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IMF approves USD 32 mln loan to Jordan

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the sixth review of Jordan’s program supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The completion of the review will make (Special Drawing Rights) SDR 24.017 million (about USD 32 …

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UK assumes UN Security Council presidency for July

The United Kingdom, as of Saturday, will assume the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of July, succeeding the United Arab Emirates. The UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Barbara Woodward, will hol…

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IMF to support Ukraine with USD 890 mln.

The IMF Board completed on Thursday the first review of the extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine, allowing the authorities to draw the equivalent of about USD 890 million (SDR 663.9 million), which will be channeled f…

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