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August 6, 2018

Car explodes in central Cairo

An explosion destroyed a car near a bridge in central Cairo today after a collision, a health ministry spokesman said. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast....

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August 6, 2018

Saudi Arabia issues visa for Iran diplomat

Saudi Arabia has issued a visa for an Iranian diplomat to enter the Kingdom in a rare move since the two countries severed relations in 2016, the Islamic Republic...

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August 6, 2018

Hamas: Fatah of working to sabotage reconciliation efforts

Hamas said that it had been subject to a “systematic disinformation campaign” by rival Fatah which “is working to sabotage Egyptian efforts to reach an internal reconciliation”. In a...

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August 6, 2018

Media: Hamas negotiating truce terms with Israel

Hamas is in discussions to reach a deal with Israel that would allow Palestinian to travel through the Rafah crossing and goods to be brought in and out of...

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August 6, 2018

Pompeo: US to enforce sanctions against Iran

The US will enforce sanctions against Iran on Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Anadolu reports that addressing reporters aboard his plane headed back to Washington from his Asia visit, Pompeo said:...

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August 6, 2018

Saudi Arabia freezes new trade with Canada for urging activists’ release

Saudi Arabia will suspend new trade and investment with Canada after that country’s foreign ministry urged Riyadh to release arrested civil rights activists, it said in a statement released...

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August 6, 2018

Sudan to remove border restrictions with Ethiopia through ‘Joint Commissions’

Sudan yesterday announced its commitment to removing border restrictions with Ethiopia through “Joint Technical Commissions,” local media has reported. The move was said to have aimed at strengthening the...

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August 6, 2018

UN investigation into Israel’s ‘nation-state’ law

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, has started official proceedings to investigate a complaint against Israel, submitted by the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens...

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August 6, 2018

Syrian ship crosses Turkey’s Bosphorus strait for Russia

On Friday, for the first time in six years, a Syrian cargo ship, the Souria, crossed Turkey’s Bosphorus strait heading to the Black Sea, Turkish media has reported. Turk...

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August 6, 2018

Italy praises Egypt over ongoing investigation into student’s death

Italy praised Egypt on Sunday for its “excellent cooperation” in an investigation into the 2016 death of an Italian student whose killing threatened to severely damage relations with Europe....

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