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IRAN: Offices, schools closed over cold, energy shortage

Iran announced the closure of offices and schools in many provinces across the country on Sunday due to a cold snap and energy shortages, state media

TOGO: Opposition party to boycott first senate polls

A leading Togo opposition party has said it will refuse to take part in the country’s first elections for the senate, with the vote a key step towards

SYRIA: ‘Turkey ready to provide military support to new govt’

Turkey is ready to provide military support to Syria’s new Islamist-led government set up by rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad if it requests it, D

Syria’s new administration recruits for police, to suspend constitution, parliament

Syria’s incoming government has invited citizens to apply to join the police force. In a Telegram post, the Interior Ministry announced that applicant

UK to strengthen innovation partnerships with Nigeria, says UK’s chief scientific adviser

Professor Charlotte Watts, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s Chief Scientific Adviser, has arrived in Nigeria to explore UK-backed