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Egypt’s Sisi won’t seek a third term in office

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's leader says he is not in favor of amending the constitutional provisions barring the president from staying in office beyond...

Egyptian jamming of Sinai insurgents disrupts phones in Israel, Gaza

Israel and Egypt were working to halt disruptions to mobile phone service after Egyptian jamming against Sinai insurgents caused outages in neighbouring Israel and...

A drug to reduce COVID-19 complications

A team led by Jean-Claude Tardif, director of the Montreal Heart Institute research center and professor of medicine at the University of Montreal launched...

Yemeni resistance foils rebel attack in Taiz

Yemeni national resistance foiled an attacked launched by the Houthi militias and their allies in the Southwestern town of Taiz and inflicted heavy losses...

Russia says ready for cooperation with Turkey on tackling terrorism

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday Moscow was ready for close cooperation with Turkey on fighting terrorism, in comments after a deadly...

Syrian daily dismisses talk of early presidential elections

Syrian government forces gained new ground, capturing a strategic northern town on Thursday, while a state-owned daily dismissed as "premature" all talk about early...

Hopes for Syria peace dim, Obama wants Assad out

Hopes for a quick political transition in war-ravaged Syria dimmed Thursday as embattled President Bashar al-Assad threw cold water on an ambitious timetable agreed...

No problem if opposition boycotts Syria talks, government says

The Syrian government's chief negotiator said on Tuesday that peace talks in Geneva could continue with other rebel groups even though the main Riyadh-backed...

Pregnant woman and daughter killed in Israeli airstrike

An Israeli air strike killed a pregnant Palestinian woman and her 2-year-old daughter in Gaza Sunday. Four Israelis and 23 Palestinians have died in 12...

Saudi Arabia allocates scholarships for 3,000 Syrian students

The Saudi government said Wednesday it would be sponsoring 3,000 students in various public academic institutions of higher education in the Kingdom. The Saudi Ministry...

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