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Israel said it will reopen the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing into southern Gaza on Monday, six days after closing it after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state.
"Due to a security assessment it has been decided...
Human Rights Watch raised fears Sunday of a "mockery of justice" as it urged United Arab Emirates authorities to ensure a fair trial for 94 Islamists accused of plotting against the Gulf state, on the eve of the hearing.
"It appears...
Finance Minister Morsy Hegazy said Sunday he expected his government to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a US$4.8 billion loan before parliamentary elections in April, state media reported.
The crucial loan has been...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a rare interview he is ready to negotiate with the opposition but will not step down, as the UN chief and his Syria envoy offered to broker peace talks between his regime and rebel leaders.
Assad offered to...
The number of mobile telephones worldwide is set to catch up to the globe's population next year, the United Nations' telecommunications agency said Thursday.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said mobile subscriber...
Tunisian students and Salafis have faced off in renewed scuffles over the "Harlem Shake" dance craze in the cities of Sidi Bouzid and Tunis, witnesses said on Thursday.
In Sidi Bouzid, birthplace of Tunisia's 2011 revolution, Regueb...
Tunisia's ruling Islamists have agreed to hand key ministries to independents, a leader said on Wednesday, potentially unblocking a logjam as the country battles its deepest political crisis since the revolution.
"We confirm the '...
The European Union has recommended its 27 member states "prevent" all financial transactions that support Israel's settlement activities in the occupied West Bank, an internal report on Jerusalem found on Wednesday.
In its Jerusalem...
US President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsy has a "responsibility to protect" the democratic principles advanced by the 2011 uprising.
Obama "welcomed President Morsy's commitment to...
A hot air balloon caught fire and exploded as it was flying over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor on Tuesday, killing 19 tourists, a security official said.
An employee at the company operating the balloon told AFP the tourists were from...
