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Egyptians feel burden of new travel restrictions
Egypt
December 15, 2014
Egyptians feel burden of new travel restrictions
Al-Masry Al-Youm met Sunday with citizens travelling to countries on which Egypt has recently placed travel restrictions at the Ministry…
UNICEF laments 2014 as extremely harsh year for millions of children
Egypt
December 9, 2014
UNICEF laments 2014 as extremely harsh year for millions of children
The UNICEF lamented 2014 as being an extremely harsh year for millions of children who were absorbed into violent clashes…
Egyptian fighting for Islamic State denies rumors of his death
Egypt
December 1, 2014
Egyptian fighting for Islamic State denies rumors of his death
Islam Yakan, aka Abu Salama al-Masry, an Egyptian young man fighting for the Islamic State in Syria, has denied rumors…
Egypt’s Sisi calls on West to support Libya to avoid new Syria, Iraq
Egypt
November 20, 2014
Egypt’s Sisi calls on West to support Libya to avoid new Syria, Iraq
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to help the Libyan army in its…
Iraqi poet facing literature burning call gains campaign backing
Books
November 20, 2014
Iraqi poet facing literature burning call gains campaign backing
Supporters of Iraqi poet Saady Youssef have launched a campaign to defend him after fellow Iraqi intellectuals called to burn his works…
US military chief says battle with IS starting to turn
World
November 16, 2014
US military chief says battle with IS starting to turn
The United States' top military officer told American troops on a surprise visit to Baghdad on Saturday that the momentum…
ISIS announces its own currency
Egypt
November 15, 2014
ISIS announces its own currency
Islamic State plans to reinstate the ancient Islamic dinar by minting its own gold, silver and copper coins, according to…
U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq – military
World
November 12, 2014
U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq – military
U.S.-led forces conducted 16 air strikes in Syria, most of them around Kobani near the Turkish border, and seven in the…
Obama to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq as campaign expands
World
November 8, 2014
Obama to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq as campaign expands
President Barack Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 more troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the number of U.S. forces…
Iraq security forces on alert as Shiites gather for Ashoura
World
November 4, 2014
Iraq security forces on alert as Shiites gather for Ashoura
More than one million Shiite Muslims gathered at shrines and mosques across Iraq on Tuesday for the Ashoura religious ritual…