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July 30, 2015

Cairo University dismisses former prime minister after prison sentence

Cairo University has dismissed the former prime minister of Egypt from his position in the Faculty of Engineering following the prison sentence handed down to the Mubarak-era official. Egypt’s...

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July 30, 2015

Pentagon chief slams Iran’s harmful influence in the Middle East

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter yesterday slammed what he described as Iran’s “harmful activities” in the Middle East during his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee in an...

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July 30, 2015

Peace Now criticises Netanyahu’s decision to build new settlement units

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval of the construction of hundreds of housing units in the West Bank and East Jerusalem reflects submission to settlers’ blackmail, Israeli movement Peace...

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July 30, 2015

Tunisian FM urges UK to reverse tourist pull-out

Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche yesterday urged Britain to reverse a decision advising British citizens against all but essential travel to Tunisia following security threats in the country. “There...

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July 30, 2015

Iraqi Parliamentary Commission calls on government to increase military cooperation with Iran

The Parliamentary Commission on Security and Defence yesterday called on the Iraqi government to increase military cooperation with Iran. “We would like the government and parliament to cooperate with...

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July 30, 2015

Yemeni president to recruit rebel fighters in the army

The internationally recognised Yemeni government has decided to merge rebels who are fighting the Houthi militias into the state’s army, Saba news agency reported yesterday. Following a meeting held...

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July 30, 2015

Israel threatens to attack Daesh affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai

An Israeli army spokesman has threatened to attack Daesh group based in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. “If the ‘Province of Sinai’ tried to target our citizens, we should hit it...

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July 30, 2015

De Mistura: There is no consensus on how to move forward in Syria

United Nations Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said yesterday that “there is still no consensus on the way forward on the Communique or yet a formalised negotiation”...

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July 30, 2015

Egypt court delays verdict in Jazeera journalists’ trial

An Egyptian court has postponed its verdict in the retrial of two Al Jazeera TV journalists charged with “broadcasting false news” to August 2, a judicial source said Thursday....

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July 30, 2015

Committee to discuss Arab Peace Initiative in Cairo

Members of the Arab Peace Initiative are to meet in 5 August to discuss the escalation in violence and Israeli actions in occupied Jerusalem, the Anadolu Agency reported. Palestinian...

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