Kerry arrives in Israel amid diplomatic efforts to broker ceasefire agreement
Ban Ki Moon “strongly condemns” Hamas rocket attacks; calls on both parties to “stop fighting”
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Kerry discusses Gaza and ceasefire efforts with Egypt’s president and foreign minister
Read More →Ministers of Agriculture, Industry to discuss needs of spinning, weaving companies
Government moves to save the textile industry in view of governmental failure to recognise huge losses incurred
Read More →US extends ‘late’ invitation to Egypt for African summit
Invitation comes after Egypt reinstated to the African Union
Read More →Arab League demands protection for Gaza
Egypt and Kuwait coordinate ahead of emergency Arab League meeting in Cairo
Read More →Bahrain tells US diplomat he is ‘unwelcome’
US says Bahrain’s actions “not consistent” with partnership
Read More →Hamas looks to Egypt to ease crisis
Call for Egypt to apply pressure on Israel to end “aggression”
Read More →Murder of Palestinian teen, Abu Khudeir, condemned
HRW describes Israeli military actions in the West Bank following the kidnap and murder of three Israelis as amounting to “collective punishment”
Read More →US pushes Egypt to address ‘international concerns’
Kerry reiterates concerns over freedoms in Egypt and warns of alienating the US
Read More →Iraq battles militant onslaught as Kerry presses unity
The militant onslaught has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, alarmed world leaders, and put Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki under pressure at home and abroad.
Read More →Kerry in Iraq as Sunni militants seize strategic town, airport
Kerry met with Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and was to hold talks with Iraqi leaders across the political and communal spectrum.
Read More →The foreigner’s gift: Why Iran would gain from US military intervention in Iraq
By Michael Young What does one make of the apparent rapprochement between the United States and Iran over Iraq? It’s difficult to say, principally because both countries have very different agendas in the country, even if read the rest…
Read More →US Senate proposes bill to cut aid to Egypt by $300m
Bill still subject to democratic and human rights conditions
Read More →Afghan probe into Abdullah’s election fraud claims
Abdullah said the IEC’s turnout figure of seven million voters in Saturday’s run-off election was probably false.
Read More →US condemns ‘horrifying’ Iraq massacre by ISIL militants
Photos posted online were said to show Sunni militants summarily executing dozens of captured members of the security forces, while tweets attributed to ISIL claimed they had killed 1,700 Shi’a soldiers.
Read More →900 Egyptians evacuated from Iraq: Ambassador
Embassy and consulate in contact with Egyptians workers inside Iraq
Read More →Bomb kills 11 as Afghan election contestants claim fraud
Eleven voters in the western province of Herat had their fingers – which were dipped in ink to register their ballot – cut off by insurgents.
Read More →Iraq presses counter-offensive as US deploys warship
The militants, spearheaded by the powerful jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), have overrun all of one province and chunks of three more since they launched their offensive late last Monday.
Read More →US posts $18m bounty for four African militants
AFP – The United States posted $18m in rewards Friday for the capture of four African militants involved in the kidnapping of foreigners and attacks on Western targets. Some $5m each was offered for a read the rest…
Read More →Obama rules out sending troops as cleric calls Iraqis to arms
Washington spent billions of dollars training and equipping Iraqi security forces before withdrawing its troops in 2011.
Read More →Iraq forces battle militants north of Baghdad
Obama said Washington was examining “all the options” to help Iraq’s beleaguered security forces
Read More →Iran president visits Turkey hoping to fix troubled ties
Rouhani will meet his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, where the powerful neighbours are expected to discuss security concerns as well as trade opportunities.
Read More →Guilt or competition? Winning the Cyber Espionage War
By Michael R. Czinkota During the Cold War, the Allies protected Germany’s Fulda gap against a possible Soviet invasion. In today’s environment of cyber vulnerability, surely all major parties have developed a plan of defence read the rest…
Read More →Wary US unlikely to restore full Egypt aid soon
In a sign of Washington’s unease, no senior US cabinet members will be attending the inauguration, with State Department Counselor Thomas Shannon asked to lead the delegation.
Read More →Countries and international bodies offer congratulations to Al-Sisi on election victory
White House says it is looking forward to working with Egypt’s new president, but also shared concerns
Read More →China state media calls for ‘severe punishment’ for Google, Apple, US tech firms
US companies such as Yahoo Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc threaten the cyber-security of China and its Internet users, said the People’s Daily on its microblog, in comments echoed on the front page of the English-language China Daily.
Read More →Al-Qaeda urges Libyans to fight rogue general
AFP – Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb urged Libyans to fight a rogue general who is pressing an offensive against Islamist militias in the country’s east, labelling him an “enemy of Islam”. Last month, ex-general read the rest…
Read More →US soldier released by Taliban in prisoner swap
The five Guantanamo Bay detainees were in turn transferred to Qatar, where their movements and activities will be restricted, a US official said.
Read More →British PM appalled by ‘barbaric’ Sudanese death sentence
The Christian Sudanese woman, who was sentenced to hang, was incarcerated with her 20-month-old toddler according to rights activists, and gave birth this week to another baby in jail.
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