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Nidaa Tounes set to take 85 seats in Tunisian parliament

While the official results have yet to be announced, the preliminary results…

Daily News Egypt

Tunisians vote in parliamentary elections

Political parties cite high turnout, election monitors claim irregularities

Menna Zaki

Tunisian holding parliamentary elections amid security concerns

Islamist Ennahda party will not run in next month’s presidential vote

Menna Zaki

Israel assassinates senior Hamas officials

Israel kills three Hamas officials, Mohamed Abu Shamala, Raed Al-Attar, and Mohamed…

Jihad Abaza

Gaza ceasefire extended for five days

The extension comes to provide more time for the indirect negotiations taking…

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Israeli troops leave Gaza as 72-hour ceasefire begins

Operation Protective Edge “not over”; Israel prepares for indirect talks with Palestinians

Joel Gulhane

Another UN school hit after Israel moves to next stage of operation

Israeli military concludes that Israeli soldier suspected to have been captured in…

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Egypt intensifies efforts to evacuate its nationals from Libya

Egyptians arrive from conflict-torn Libya as militant fighting intensifies in neighbouring country

Daily News Egypt

UN, US sponsored Gaza ceasefire broken in less than 3 hours

At least 35 dead in Rafah after Israel resumes strikes in response…

Daily News Egypt

Egypt calls on Israel to ‘immediately stop targeting civilians’

The call comes after an UN-administered school and a market in the…

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