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February 8, 2018

Cairo to Ankara: Egypt’s sovereignty in the Mediterranean Sea is a red line

Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmad Abou Zaid said that the legitimacy of the agreement on demarcation of the maritime borders between Egypt and Cyprus cannot be disputed by any...

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February 8, 2018

Muslim Brotherhood: ‘No reconciliation with the illegitimate government’

The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt issued a statement yesterday confirming there will be no reconciliation with the coup government of current President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. In its release, the...

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February 8, 2018

Rafah crossing opened for three days

The Egyptian authorities have decided to open the Rafah crossing for three days starting Wednesday through Friday in both directions, the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo announced yesterday. Palestine’s ambassador...

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February 8, 2018

Qatar bans Bitcoin

Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has announced that banks are prohibited from dealing in the virtual currency Bitcoin in any form or exchanging it with any other currency, opening bank...

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February 8, 2018

US official: More than 100 pro-Syrian forces killed after thwarted attack

More than 100 fighters aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were killed after US-led coalition and coalition-backed local forces thwarted a large, apparently coordinate attack late on Wednesday and...

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February 8, 2018

Russian fleets control ports of Lebanon

Russian media sources revealed that on Tuesday Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, instructed the Russian Defence Ministry to begin talks with its Lebanese counterpart to sign a military cooperation...

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February 8, 2018

Saudi Arabia: Al-Ouda contacts his family for the first time since he was arrested

Abdullah Al-Ouda, the son of Sheikh Salman Al-Ouda, said his father had contacted his family for the first time since his arrest in Saudi Arabia on September 10, 2017....

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February 7, 2018

US crude production hits record, passing Saudi Arabia

US crude production hit its highest level ever and surpassed Saudi Arabia as second-ranked in the world, according to data released Wednesday. Crude production in the US increased 332,000 barrels...

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February 7, 2018

African migrants in Israel protest forced deportation

Thousands of African migrants and asylum-seekers demonstrated outside the Rwandan Embassy in Israel on Wednesday against government plans to deport them from the country. The protesters, mostly from Eritrea...

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February 7, 2018

Russia warns Israel against recognising Ukraine’s deaths as genocide

A Russian diplomat cautioned Israel on Wednesday over a proposed law that would formally recognise the deaths of millions of Ukrainians under Soviet rule as a genocide. “This is...

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