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‘King Salman outraged by Bin Salman’s recent moves’
Mar 06, 2019 06:08Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz is said to be outraged by the recent moves made by his son, Crown Prince Mohammed, the Guardian has reported, hinting at growing signs of a potentially destabilizing rift between the king and his heir.
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Mossad chief, Sudanese spy chief met in Munich to discuss Bashir's ouster: Report
Mar 03, 2019 06:04The head of Mossad met his Sudanese counterpart in Germany last month as part of a secret plan by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and UAE to oust President Omar al-Bashir, the London-based Middle East Eye has reported.
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Fiery crash at Cairo train station kills 20, injures 40
Feb 27, 2019 13:09A fiery train crash killed at least 20 people at Cairo's main railway station on Wednesday, Egyptian security and medical sources said.
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Turkey blasts EU for attending Egypt summit despite executions
Feb 27, 2019 07:00Turkey has lashed out at European Union leaders for their double standards on the issue of human rights after they attended a summit in Egypt while turning a blind eye to the recent much-criticized executions in the North African state.
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Egypt executes 9 over 2015 killing of top prosecutor
Feb 20, 2019 12:40Egypt has executed nine men over the killing of the country’s top prosecutor more than three years ago, despite warnings by Amnesty International against the move.
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Police investigating blast site in Cairo
Feb 19, 2019 08:13Authorities began investigating the site of a blast after two policemen were killed and three wounded when an explosive device carried by a militant they were pursuing detonated in the heart of the Egyptian capital on Monday, February 18, an interior ministry statement said.
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Iran slams deadly terrorist attack on army checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai
Feb 19, 2019 07:59Iran has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on an army checkpoint in Egypt's restive North Sinai region, urging collective cooperation among all countries to fight the scourge.
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Egyptian security forces kill seven militants in North Sinai: Military
Feb 16, 2019 18:10Egyptian security forces have “eliminated” at least seven suspected members of a terror outfit affiliated to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the restive North Sinai region during a counterterrorism operation, which also left 15 government forces either killed or wounded.
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Two Palestinians martyred inside Gaza lifeline tunnel after inhaling toxic gas
Feb 11, 2019 15:37Two Palestinians, including a police officer from Hamas resistance movement, have been martyred inside a lifeline tunnel between Egypt and the besieged Gaza Strip, due to inhaling poisonous gas.
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Sisi pushes amendments to law to stay in power until 2022
Feb 05, 2019 07:53A draft of constitutional amendments proposed by Egyptian lawmakers show the changes would allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to stay in power for up to 12 years beyond his current term.