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Tunisia lawmakers fire Essid over mounting economic woes

  Bloomberg Tunisia is looking to form a new government after lawmakers fired the prime minister in the latest skirmish reflecting the struggle for political stability and economic growth in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. A total of 118 of 217 lawmakers voted late Saturday in favor of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Habib Essid. The vote sets ...

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Materials Handling to open in Saudi on Nov 28

  Emirates Business Messe Frankfurt Middle East, one of the region’s largest exhibition organisers, is expanding its regional reach with the announcement of the inaugural Materials Handling Saudi Arabia 2016. The two-day conference and exhibition will take place from November 28-29 at the Park Hyatt Hotel in the port city of Jeddah, offering global suppliers and regional manufacturers direct access ...

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FAA had been warned of risk of balloon crashes

  AP Warning about potential high-fatality accidents, safety investigators recommended two years ago that the Federal Aviation Administration impose greater oversight on commercial hot air balloon operators, government documents show. The FAA rejected those recommendations. A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people crashed Saturday in Central Texas. Authorities say it’s unlikely anyone survived. In a letter to FAA ...

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