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February 24, 2017

Sixth Christian killed in Egypt’s Sinai in a month

A Coptic Christian was gunned down in his home today in the Sinai desert area in eastern Egypt. Egyptian security officials suspected the attack was committed by Daesh militants....

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February 24, 2017

Egypt shuts down reports the Sinai will be given to Palestinians

The Egyptian presidential spokesperson has categorically denied Israeli reports that Egypt is proposing to give up part of the Sinai Peninsula so that Palestinians can set up an independent...

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February 24, 2017

UN Security Council extends Yemen sanctions

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution unanimously on Thursday to renew sanction measures against Yemen until 26 February next year. The council determined that “the situation in Yemen...

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February 24, 2017

Russia refuses to share responsibility for fate of refugees

The Russian Foreign Ministry rejected on Wednesday the concept that it must share responsibility for the fate of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa. Read: Russia sends...

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February 24, 2017

Families return to Sirte two months after Daesh expulsion

More than 5,000 displaced families have returned to the city of Sirte, in north-central Libya, nearly two months after the city was recaptured from the so-called Islamic State militant...

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February 24, 2017

Washington and the 2+4 allies

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article that spoke of America’s intention to establish a new regional alliance that would include four Arab countries alongside Israel and the...

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February 24, 2017

Tunisia keeps the same distance from all Libyan parties, insists president

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has insisted that his country keeps the same distance from all Libyan parties in the efforts by regional countries to reach a comprehensive political...

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February 24, 2017

US plan to defeat Daesh will look beyond Iraq, Syria

A Pentagon-led plan to defeat Daesh, due in draft form by Monday, will look beyond Iraq and Syria to include the threat from extremists around the world fuelling the...

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February 24, 2017

Abbas in Lebanon

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February 24, 2017

Daesh car bomb kills 41 near Syria’s Al-Bab

A Daesh car bomb on a security checkpoint controlled by Turkey-backed Syrian rebels in a village near Syria’s Al-Bab has killed 35 civilians and six rebels, sources in the...

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