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Israel targets senior leaders of Islamic Jihad in Gaza and Damascus

Islamic Jihad’s leader Baha Abu Al-Ata was killed in the strike

Bassant Mohammed

Turkey begins to deport captured IS militants home

US national was deported, while plans to deport a German, Irish, French…

Fatma Lotfi

King Abdulluah announces ‘full sovereignty’ over two territories leased to Israel

Under a 1994 peace treaty with Israel, the two border territories were…

Bassant Mohammed

Russia, Turkey affirm commitment to Sochi agreement, joint patrols in Syria

Relationship between Europe and Turkey is love-hate, says Assad

Bassant Mohammed

At least 305 killed and 15000 injured amid Iraqi protests, political class to protect the PM

At least four protesters were killed on Saturday, when security forces cracked…

Bassant Mohammed

Egypt praises Riyadh’s agreement to end conflict in South Yemen

The agreement aimed at ending a conflict simmering within the country's long-running…

Daily News Egypt

Lebanese army removes protesters’ roadblocks, resorting to force in some areas

While some protestors peacefully opened the roads when security forces arrived, they…

Bassant Mohammed

At least seven killed and dozens injured in latest Iraqi protests defying the PM’s calls

The medical sources said that four protestors were killed while 34 were…

Bassant Mohammed

Iraqi PM calls for halting protests, restoring normalcy

Unrest costs the Iraqi economy billions of dollars, says Abdul Mahdi 

Daily News Egypt

From Lebanon to Iraq: government leaders forced to resign following mass protests 

Unlike Lebanon, Iraq protesters were faced by extreme violence

Fatma Lotfi