Narendra Modi’s Egypt outreach can help India expand its asset base in North Africa
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el Sisi was in India last week. However, Sisi’s visit didn’t drawn in the kind of attention of…
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Egypt documenting Jewish artifacts
Egypt has begun registering Jewish antiquities in an attempt to protect them from theft and neglect — an important step forward in preserving history. However,…
Iran says Saudi should not run Muslim pilgrimage
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei renewed criticism of Saudi Arabia over how it runs the haj after a crush last year killed hundreds of…
Putin and Obama tell diplomats to keep working on Syria argument
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a longer-than-expected discussion on Monday about whether, and how, they could agree on a ceasefire…
Man accused of killing girlfriend’s brother in Dubai
A man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend’s brother to death following a row between the two families. The defendant, who is from the Comoros…
Blasts hit government-held and Kurdish parts of Syria, several killed
Five explosions hit government-controlled areas and a city held by a Kurdish militia in Syria on Monday morning, killing several people, state media and a…
Egypt court sentences 4 to death for Daesh links
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced four people to death for alleged links with the Daesh militant group. The court also jailed two defendants for…
The ‘beginning of end’ for Daesh in Iraq, Syria?
The Daesh terrorist group has suffered a string of military defeats this year after overrunning vast swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria in 2014….
USA and Russia meeting on Syria ends without a deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were unable to strike a deal for a ceasefire in Syria and differences…
ISIS loses last stretch of Syria-Turkey border
Beirut: Turkish forces and Syrian rebels expelled the Islamic State group from the last areas of the Syrian-Turkish border under their control on Sunday, the Syrian…