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Israel okays 1,600 settler homes for East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Israel's interior minister has given final approval for a plan to build 1,600 settler homes in East Jerusalem, a project whose announcement last year during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden caused a diplomatic rift with Washington.
Egypt police clash with youths; over 1,000 hurt
CAIRO - Police in Cairo fired tear gas on Wednesday at hundreds of stone-throwing Egyptian youths after a night of clashes that injured more than 1,000 people, the worst violence in the capital in several weeks.
Moroccan king marks anniversary with clemency
RABAT – King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Thursday granted pardons or reduced sentences to nearly 1,000 people to mark his 11 years on the throne, the justice ministry said.
1,514 pass electronics engineer licensure exams
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday announced that 1,514 out of 4,174 examinees passed the Electronics Engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Electronics Engineering earlier this month.