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Israel intercepts ship trying to break Gaza blockade
Middle East

Israel intercepts ship trying to break Gaza blockade

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s navy intercepted a ship carrying activists en route to Gaza in the latest…
Egypt says country grew at highest rate in 10 years
Business

Egypt says country grew at highest rate in 10 years

  Egypt’s Planning Ministry says the country’s economy grew 5.3 percent in the most recent fiscal year — the highest…
Syrian government holds celebrations after town falls
Middle East

Syrian government holds celebrations after town falls

Quneitra, Syria (AP) – The Syrian government has held celebrations in the southern town of Quneitra adjacent to Israeli-occupied Golan…
Remains said to be US war dead repatriated from North Korea
World

Remains said to be US war dead repatriated from North Korea

Pyeongtaek, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday returned the remains of what are believed to be U.S. servicemen…
Egypt president ratifies law protecting military officers
Egypt

Egypt president ratifies law protecting military officers

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Thursday ratified a bill that could immunize senior military officers from future prosecution related to…
US to hit NATO-ally Turkey over detained pastor, Trump says
Middle East

US to hit NATO-ally Turkey over detained pastor, Trump says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared on Thursday the United States will impose sanctions on Turkey, a crucial NATO…
Death toll in devastating IS attacks in Syria climbs to 216
Middle East

Death toll in devastating IS attacks in Syria climbs to 216

A Syrian government official says the death toll from coordinated attacks the previous day by the Islamic State group on…
Hundreds of Gazans protest UN agency layoffs, pay cuts
Middle East

Hundreds of Gazans protest UN agency layoffs, pay cuts

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Employees of the UN Palestinian refugee agency escalated their protest Wednesday in the Gaza…
Greek wildfires kill 50; hugging bodies found near beach
World

Greek wildfires kill 50; hugging bodies found near beach

  Wildfires raged through seaside resorts near the Greek capital, torching homes, cars and forests and killing at least 50…
Just tough Trump tweeting? US ratchets up Iran pressure
Middle East

Just tough Trump tweeting? US ratchets up Iran pressure

  President Donald Trump’s explosive Twitter threat to Iran’s leader comes as his administration is ratcheting up a pressure campaign…
Israeli fire kills Palestinian teen during West Bank clashes
Middle East

Israeli fire kills Palestinian teen during West Bank clashes

  Palestinian health officials say a teenage boy has been killed in clashes with the Israeli military in the West…
Turkey arrests wife of Islamic State commander Shishani
Middle East

Turkey arrests wife of Islamic State commander Shishani

Turkey’s official news agency says authorities have arrested the wife of Abu Omar al-Shishani, a top commander in the Islamic…
Archaeologists discover 4000-year-old pottery workshop in Egypt
Archaeology

Archaeologists discover 4000-year-old pottery workshop in Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient pottery manufacturing workshop dating to more than 4,000 years ago in the southern…
Officials: 30 civilians dead in recent clashes in Yemen city
Middle East

Officials: 30 civilians dead in recent clashes in Yemen city

  Heavy fighting over the last two weeks along Yemen’s western coast between pro-government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition,…
Israel shuts down cargo crossing into Gaza to punish Hamas
Middle East

Israel shuts down cargo crossing into Gaza to punish Hamas

  Israel shut down its only cargo crossing with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in response to continued Hamas hostilities,…
Young Nubians revive dream of returning to land in Egypt
Features/Interviews

Young Nubians revive dream of returning to land in Egypt

  The world of their parents and grandparents was turned upside down more than 50 years ago when they were…
High temperatures behind the Heliopolis chemicals factory explosion: military spokesperson
Egypt

High temperatures behind the Heliopolis chemicals factory explosion: military spokesperson

An explosion rocked a chemicals factory near Cairo’s airport Thursday night, prompting firefighters and ambulances to rush to the scene.…
Egypt court sentences 37 over illicit human organ trade
Egypt

Egypt court sentences 37 over illicit human organ trade

An Egyptian court has sentenced 37 people to prison terms ranging from three to 15 years for illegally trafficking in…
French investigators say fire caused 2016 EgyptAir crash
Egypt

French investigators say fire caused 2016 EgyptAir crash

French air accident investigators say that a rapidly spreading fire probably caused the crash of an EgyptAir flight from Paris…
Egypt coach expects Salah to play against Russia
Egypt

Egypt coach expects Salah to play against Russia

Egypt coach Hector Cuper couldn’t say for certain whether Mohamed Salah’s absence was the thing that cost his team during its…
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