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EU blacklists military wing of Hezbollah
July 22, 2013
EU blacklists military wing of Hezbollah
BRUSSELS - European Union governments agreed on Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the EU terrorism blacklist…
Netanyahu sees Morsy fall as sign of political Islam’s weakness
July 21, 2013
Netanyahu sees Morsy fall as sign of political Islam’s weakness
BERLIN - In rare remarks on Egypt's government crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that the fall of…
Hamas reeling from Egyptian crackdown on Gaza tunnels
July 21, 2013
Hamas reeling from Egyptian crackdown on Gaza tunnels
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are reeling from another devastating blockade but this time they are blaming Egypt, the neighbouring…
Turkish police crash Taksim wedding party
July 21, 2013
Turkish police crash Taksim wedding party
Nuray and Ozgur fell in love behind the barricades of last month's mass anti-government protests in Istanbul, and their wedding…
Timeline: Israeli-Palestinian peace moves since 1993
July 20, 2013
Timeline: Israeli-Palestinian peace moves since 1993
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians have agreed on the basis to…
Kerry wins deal to resume Middle East peace talks
July 20, 2013
Kerry wins deal to resume Middle East peace talks
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have laid the groundwork to resume peace talks frozen for three years and will meet in…
Kerry says no U.S. rush to judgment on Egypt coup question
July 17, 2013
Kerry says no U.S. rush to judgment on Egypt coup question
AMMAN - Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday there would be no hasty U.S. decision on whether Egyptian…
Eritrean Olympian says relative kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai
July 13, 2013
Eritrean Olympian says relative kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai
ADDIS ABABA - A relative of Zersenay Tadese, Eritrea's first-ever Olympic medallist, is being held captive in Egypt's Sinai by…
World famous Egyptian surgeon heads to Ethiopia
July 13, 2013
World famous Egyptian surgeon heads to Ethiopia
Magdi Yacoub, the renowned British-Egyptian heart surgeon, has left Cairo for Addis Ababa to practice cardiac surgery, German news agency…
Saudi jails two Shias over protests
July 13, 2013
Saudi jails two Shias over protests
A Saudi special court has sentenced two Shia men to eight and nine years in jail, respectively, for taking part…