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Syrians in Cairo protest outside Arab League
Egypt

Syrians in Cairo protest outside Arab League

Members of the Syrian community in Cairo demonstrated outside the Arab League headquarters on Tuesday to protest the suppression of…
Officials: UN report won’t mend Israel-Turkey ties
Egypt

Officials: UN report won’t mend Israel-Turkey ties

JERUSALEM - The anticipated publication Friday of a UN report on violence aboard a Gaza-bound protest flotilla last year has…
UN ambassador: Efforts for Palestinian state continuing
Egypt

UN ambassador: Efforts for Palestinian state continuing

Diplomatic efforts pushing to have Palestine recognized as a full member state by the UN have been continuing on two…
Arab states mull a unified stance on Syria
World

Arab states mull a unified stance on Syria

Arab foreign ministers are assembling in Cairo for an emergency meeting this Saturday to try to forge a regional strategy…
Cairo’s poorest residents help the less fortunate in Somalia
Egypt

Cairo’s poorest residents help the less fortunate in Somalia

Ezzbet Abu Qarn is a place that wealthy and upper middle-class Cairenes see as worthy of donations and campaigns, especially…
UN peacekeeping force: Israeli forces crossed Egyptian border by land
Egypt

UN peacekeeping force: Israeli forces crossed Egyptian border by land

Israeli troops crossed into Egypt by land on Thursday, which prompted Egyptian security personnel to clash with them, said a report issued…
Syria’s Assad says military operations halted
World

Syria’s Assad says military operations halted

AMMAN - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that military and police operations against pro-democracy protesters…
Tunisian authorities arrest 14 Egyptian fishermen
Egypt

Tunisian authorities arrest 14 Egyptian fishermen

Tunisian authorities stopped a fishing vessel carrying 14 Egyptian fishermen and arrested them this week, after they illegally entered Tunisian…
UN fears dramatic rise in Somalia famine refugees
World

UN fears dramatic rise in Somalia famine refugees

GENEVA, Switzerland - The number of people fleeing famine-hit areas of Somalia is likely to rise dramatically and could overwhelm…
Arab League chief optimistic UN will recognize Palestinian state
Egypt

Arab League chief optimistic UN will recognize Palestinian state

Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby said Wednesday that many United Nations member states support full membership for an independent…
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