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  • Ireland lifts travel warning on Egypt's tourist cities

    Ireland lifts travel warning on Egypt's tourist cities

    Date: 2014-07-19 09:14:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:834723

    Ireland has changed its travel advisory on Egypt, allowing nationals to travel to Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor and Aswan. The decision was taken following a meeting of the European Union's directors of consulate departments held Wednesday in ....

  • Egypt condemns terror attack in Tunisia

    Egypt condemns terror attack in Tunisia

    Date: 2014-07-19 09:13:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:834720

    Egypt denounced the terrorist attacks on two Tunisian army posts in the Chaambi region, which took place on Wednesday and left dozens of Tunisian soldiers dead and injured, said Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ambassador Badr Abdel-Atti. In a ....

  • Gaza death toll rises to 316

    Gaza death toll rises to 316

    Date: 2014-07-19 08:26:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:834555

    The death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 316, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Also, as many as 2,283 were injured in the Israeli attacks on the enclave, Health Ministry spokesman here Ashraf al-Qodra ....

  • Iran already has 5,000 troops fighting ISIL in Iraq - sources

    Iran already has 5,000 troops fighting ISIL in Iraq - sources

    Date: 2014-07-19 08:24:45 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:834653

    Iran is said to have deployed at least 5,000 troops in neighboring Iraq, according to World Tribune Newspaper. Kurdish sources said Islamic Revolutionary Guard has overseen the growing Iranian military presence in Iraq. The sources said IRGC ....

  • Israel may expand Gaza ground operation

    Israel may expand Gaza ground operation

    Date: 2014-07-19 08:01:13 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:834613

    The Israeli army is getting ready to step up its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli military source said. Since the start of the operation, the army uncovered 13 underground tunnels, the source said. The Israeli military has begun ....

  • Egyptian envoy meets Portuguese official

    Egyptian envoy meets Portuguese official

    Date: 2014-07-19 08:00:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:834612

    Egypt's Ambassador to Portugal Amr Ramadan met with presidential diplomatic adviser Luisa Bastos to discuss the situation in Egypt and the Middle East. The meeting took up the situation in Palestine, Libya, Iraq and Syria. During the meeting, ....

  • Egyptian initiative calls for lifting the Israeli siege on Gaza and opening the crossings- source

    Egyptian initiative calls for lifting the Israeli siege on Gaza and opening the crossings- source

    Date: 2014-07-19 07:59:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:834609

    The Egyptian Initiative for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip states clearly in its third paragraph that the blockade imposed by the Israeli authorities on the Gaza Strip will have to be lifted, a knowledgeable diplomatic source said. The source ....

  • Libya: UN mission condemns assassination of former parliament member

    Libya: UN mission condemns assassination of former parliament member

    Date: 2014-07-19 07:56:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:834603

    The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemned the assassination of former member of the General National Congress Fariha Barkawi, the UN News Center reported. Barkawi was shot by gunmen in Derna, in eastern Libya, where ....

  • Cameron, Obama discuss Malaysia flight disaster

    Cameron, Obama discuss Malaysia flight disaster

    Date: 2014-07-19 07:55:23 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:19 - ID:834600

    UK Prime Minister David Cameron discussed with US President Barack Obama over the phone the downing of a Malaysian jetliner in eastern Ukraine. A spokesman for Cameron said "The Prime Minister spoke to President Obama this evening about the MH17 ....

  • 200 suffer from suffocation after chlorine cylinder leakage

    200 suffer from suffocation after chlorine cylinder leakage

    Date: 2014-07-19 07:53:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:834596

    Over 200 people suffered from suffocation and poisoning after an explosion and leakage of a chlorine cylinder at a water purification station in a village in Qena, Upper Egypt. They have been rushed to Abutesht Central Hospital to receive ....

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