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July 16, 2015

UN humanitarian head appalled by catastrophic situation in Yemen

The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien, expressed deep concern on Wednesday over what he described as the “catastrophic humanitarian situation in Yemen.” He called on all parties...

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July 16, 2015

Egypt to name Rabaa Al-Adawiyya Square after assassinated prosecutor

The Egyptian government has approved a proposal to name Rabaa Al-Adawiyya Square in Nasr City area of Cairo after the country’s ex-prosecutor general, Hisham Barakat, who was assassinated last...

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July 16, 2015

Brotherhood members referred to Egypt military court

Egypt’s public prosecution authorities on Wednesday referred 198 members of the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to a military court for carrying out alleged acts of “terrorism.” The defendants are charged...

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July 16, 2015

UN’s Syria envoy thanks Turkey for welcoming refugees

The UN’s special envoy to Syria thanked Turkey for its acceptance of Syrian refugees Wednesday. Staffan de Mistura met Foreign Ministry Under-Secretary Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu in Ankara. “De Mistura...

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July 16, 2015

Israeli sources: We proposed exchange deal to Hamas

Security sources in Israel revealed yesterday evening that an offer was made to Hamas through Egypt for the release of some if its prisoners who were captured during last...

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July 16, 2015

Egypt’s new counterterrorism law muzzles peaceful activists

A new draft law in Egypt expands the authorities’ iron grip on power and “strikes at the very heart of basic freedoms and human rights principles and must be...

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July 16, 2015

Yahia Hamid: Gulf states as much to blame as Sisi if Morsi is executed

Leading Muslim Brotherhood member Yahia Hamid has warned against plans by Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi’s regime to execute Egypt’s first freely elected President Mohamed Morsi. He pointed out that the...

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July 15, 2015

The power of diplomacy: Bringing Iran in from the cold

In the 24 hours since the news broke about the historic deal between Iran and the six world powers known as P5+1 (the five permanent members of the Un...

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July 15, 2015

Tripoli government calls on Tunisia for joint border security action

Libya’s Tripoli-based Islamist government has called on the Tunisian authorities to coordinate with it on securing the countries’ mutual borders, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported. In a statement released...

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July 15, 2015

Report: Bodies of 100 migrants found off Libyan coast

As many as 100 bodies, presumably of migrants, have been found washed up on the beach near the Libyan city of Tajoura, a migrant rights group said on Tuesday....

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