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Oman is embarking on a radical shakeup of its constitution<\/strong>: Sultan Haitham bin Tareq announced yesterday that a crown prince will be appointed for the first time ever and a new committee will be formed to evaluate the performance of government officials, reports the Oman News Agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The US State Department is expected to declare Yemen\u2019s Houthis a terrorist <\/strong>organization<\/strong> in a symbolic attempt to boost its support for Saudi Arabia, which has backed the Yemeni government opposed by the Houthis for the past six years, the New York Times<\/a> reports, citing unnamed sources.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia plans to build a carless, roadless city called \u201cThe Line\u201d by<\/strong> 2030<\/strong> as part of its USD 500 bn Neom project, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Sunday, Bloomberg<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

IN DIPLOMACY: Egypt, France, Germany, and Jordan agreed to push for a revival<\/strong> of Israel-Palestine talks over a two-state solution<\/strong> in a meeting of the four countries\u2019 foreign ministers in Cairo yesterday, according to a statement<\/a> from Egypt\u2019s Foreign Ministry. The ministers agreed to communicate their recommendations to Palestinian and Israeli parties, and decided to hold their next meeting in France. The Associated Press<\/a> also had the story.<\/p>\n

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi discussed the reconciliation drive in talks with the three ministers in Ittihadiya yesterday,<\/strong> according to a statement<\/a>. El Sisi also separately met with French Foreigh Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian<\/a>, to talk across-the-board cooperation, and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had a one-on-one with his German counterpart, Heiko Maas<\/a>, on regional affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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