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27 countries lift travel bans to Egypt, US eases travel restrictions
Business
January 22, 2014
27 countries lift travel bans to Egypt, US eases travel restrictions
A total of 27 countries now have lifted their travel bans to Egypt since political instability erupted this summer, said…
US urges Myanmar to probe attacks on Muslim minority
World
January 17, 2014
US urges Myanmar to probe attacks on Muslim minority
The United States on Friday urged Maynmar to investigate reports that security forces and Buddhist mobs attacked members of the Rohingya Muslim…
US looking forward to listening to Egypt’s referendum observers
Egypt
January 17, 2014
US looking forward to listening to Egypt’s referendum observers
Jennifer Psaki, spokesperson for the US state department, said that Washington is looking forward to listening to Egyptian and international…
Putin congratulates Egyptians on constitution
Egypt
January 16, 2014
Putin congratulates Egyptians on constitution
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the Egyptian people on the new constitution, according to the Russian Itar Tass news…
Kerry, Lavrov say broach ceasefire zone for Syria
World
January 13, 2014
Kerry, Lavrov say broach ceasefire zone for Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed the possibility of ceasefires in parts of Syria,…
India asks US embassy in New Delhi to withdraw a diplomat
World
January 10, 2014
India asks US embassy in New Delhi to withdraw a diplomat
India asked the United States on Friday to withdraw a diplomat from its embassy in New Delhi in the latest…
Four US Air Force helicopter crew members killed in UK crash
World
January 8, 2014
Four US Air Force helicopter crew members killed in UK crash
All four crew members were killed when their US military helicopter crashed in rural eastern England, the US Air Force…
US embassy to evacuate more staff from South Sudan
World
January 3, 2014
US embassy to evacuate more staff from South Sudan
The United States evacuated more embassy staff on Friday from South Sudan's capital Juba due to worsening security in the…
US defense chief voices concern in call to Egypt’s Sisi
Egypt
December 30, 2013
US defense chief voices concern in call to Egypt’s Sisi
The top US defense official expressed "concern" about recent developments in Egypt in a call on Sunday to Egyptian army…
Foreign convoy attacked in Afghan capital, three dead
World
December 27, 2013
Foreign convoy attacked in Afghan capital, three dead
A suspected suicide bomber attacked a military convoy on the eastern outskirts of Kabul on Friday, killing at least three…