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June 29, 2017

Egypt borrows $200m from Afreximbank

Banque Misr, Egypt’s second largest state-run bank, signed yesterday a $200 million loan agreement with the African Export- Import Bank (Afreximbank), Anadolu Agency reported. According to a statement issued...

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June 28, 2017

US unveils enhanced airline security plan to avoid laptop ban

US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Wednesday unveiled enhanced security measures for foreign flights arriving in the United States in what officials said was a move that aims...

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June 28, 2017

Gaza begins work on buffer zone along Egypt border

Work has begun on a 100-long buffer zone between the southern Gaza border and Egypt, Quds Press reported the Ministry of the Interior saying yesterday. According to local residents,...

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June 28, 2017

Israel shrinks Palestinian fishing zone in Gaza

The Israeli authorities have decided to reduce the Palestinian fishing zone in the besieged Gaza Strip from 9 nautical miles to 6 nautical miles, the chief of the Palestinian...

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June 28, 2017

Israeli troops kill Palestinian during raid in occupied Hebron

Israeli troops on Wednesday shot and killed a Palestinian gunman who fired at them during a raid to uncover an arms cache in the occupied West Bank town of...

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June 28, 2017

Russia slams US claim Syria readying chemical attack

Moscow today blasted US claims that the Syrian regime could be preparing for another chemical attack, calling it a “provocation”. “We consider all these new insinuations on the topic...

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June 28, 2017

‘No justification’ for Abbas’ actions against Gazans, rights activist

No matter what the dispute is between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and authorities in the Gaza Strip, there is “no justification whatsoever for these punitive measures” being taken against...

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June 28, 2017

#Saudis_against_normalisation with Israel

Saudis have taken to social media to counter a campaign to encourage normalisation with Israel, tweeting using the hashtag “Saudis against normalisation”. Activists described normalising relations with Israel as...

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June 28, 2017

‘Gaza is a ticking time bomb’, warns Israeli general

An Israeli army official warned that “Gaza is a ticking time bomb” and the Strip must be completely demilitarised as it poses a serious threat to Israel. Speaking during...

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June 28, 2017

As Arab states revel in their links with Israel, the Palestinians remain indomitable

Throughout the ten year Israeli-led blockade of the Gaza Strip only one Arab head of state has visited the territory. In October 2012, the then Emir of Qatar, Shaikh...

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