- On April 16, the parliament overwhelmingly approved changes extending presidential terms from four to six years
- The amendments would prolong El-Sisi’s current term to 2024 and allow him to then run for another six-year term
- The renewed fighting has killed over 200 people and left more than 900 wounded
- Dozens of women and children were among those evacuated on the UNHCR flight that landed in Niger early Friday morning
- First Iraqi bank branch opened in Saudi Arabia
- Police forces have been deployed throughout the city
- People were shouting slogans including "Down with the System!" or "You ate the country, you bunch of thieves"
- A 250-strong delegation of Afghan politicians and civil society figures had been due to meet Taliban officials in Doha at the weekend
- The event was abruptly canceled on Thursday amid arguments over the size and status of the group
- Kashmir has been on edge since a February suicide attack that killed 40 Indian paramilitaries
- India said it had reports that trade on the border was being “misused by Pakistan-based elements for funnelling illegal weapons, narcotics and fake currency”
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