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Sky News“2015 was the year cashless payments overtook the use of notes and coins for the first time.”What was the most memorable economic event of 2015? Inflation dropping below zero? The return of the Greek crisis? The tax…

Aljazeera NewsTwo suspects in the deadly Paris attacks claimed by ISIL were killed this month by coalition air strikes in Syria and Iraq, the US military said on Tuesday.French national Charaffe al-Mouadan, 27, a native of the…

TechCrunchAn old proverb advises, “Keep a thing seven years, and you’ll find a use for it.” Well, it’s been about seven years since there were officially more “things” connected to the Internet than people. It looks like they’re…

BBC World News Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi has said so-called Islamic State (IS) will be ousted from the country, after government forces recaptured Ramadi. In a televised address, Mr Abadi vowed to retake Iraq's second city of Mosul,…

Middle East EyeThe Algerian army killed a total of 109 "terrorists", the term used by the government for armed Islamist fighters, and arrested another 36 in 2015, according to the defence ministry on Monday.Troops also seized…

NBC NewsThe 2016 presidential campaign is finishing its 2015 warm-up with a burst of last-minute energy that caps a wild and unpredictable year. A year ago, political junkies were eagerly watching the 2012 GOP nominee, Mitt Romney,…

APA triumphant Iraqi prime minister on Tuesday toured the western city of Ramadi, just a day after government troops routed Islamic State militants from the area and recaptured a key government complex.Iraqi state TV reported…

AFP Germany's federal states plan to spend about 17 billion euros in 2016 for the country's record refugee influx, said a newspaper survey Tuesday of their finance ministries. The funds will go towards housing, food, education and…

The North Africa PostLibyan authorities Monday released 49 Tunisian fishermen arrested in western Libya for illegal fishing, reports say.The fishermen all reportedly from Sfax were caught on December 24 doing illegal fishing off…

Libyan NewsThe Chairman of the General National Congress (Tripoli-based Parliament), Nuri Abu Sahmain, held a meeting with a number of lawmakers today, where they discussed the latest developments regarding the inter Libyan-Libyan…