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International coalition supports Gaza desalination project with €456m: EU
EIB to launch tendering procedures of Gaza’s biggest infrastructure project in mid-April
Egyptian-Sudanese relations reach highest level: Sudanese consul to Egypt
Al-Sisi, Al-Bahir agreed to boost common interests of both countries
Palestinian PM survives assassination attempt while visiting Gaza Strip
Egyptian security delegation left Gaza shortly after explosion
Shoukry starts African tour on Monday with South Sudan, Kenya
Abbas meets Sudanese officials to boost security cooperation
Trump says may travel to Jerusalem for embassy opening
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he might travel to Israel to attend the opening ceremony of his country’s new embassy in Jerusalem. Trump made the statement during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office. In December, Trump reversed decades of US policy to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Netanyahu …
Aid convoy enters Syria’s besieged eastern Ghouta
Convoy includes 46 trucks of aid for about 27,500 residents
Saudi crown prince to visit Egypt
Mohammed bin Salman’s first visit as heir to Saudi throne
Egypt strongly condemns terror attacks in Burkina Faso, Mali
Mali attack killed 35 people, left another 90 wounded
Egypt calls for activating ceasefire in Syria, allow medical evacuations
Last week, UN Security Council announced 30-day ceasefire in Syria
Israel backtracks on plans to tax churches in Jerusalem
Israel has suspended a plan to tax church properties in Jerusalem following a backlash. In response, Christian leaders have reopened the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after closing it due to the controversial measures. The Israeli government said on Tuesday it would suspend a controversial tax and expropriation bill that Christian leaders in Jerusalem had …
Yemen faces ‘catastrophic’ conditions: UN
After three years of war, Yemen faces a growing risk of famine and cholera, the United Nations has warned.
Russian-backed ceasefire takes effect in eastern Ghouta
Civilians may now exit one of Syria’s last rebel strongholds under a temporary ceasefire ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The United Nations has urged warring parties to allow aid into devastated areas. Eastern Ghouta near Damascus was relatively calm on Tuesday morning after a Russian-backed ceasefire entered into force at 9:00 am local time. …
Saudi king reshuffles military leaders, appoints female deputy minister
King Salman wanted to elevate young officials in country where over half of population is under 25, state TV says
UNSC delays vote on Syria ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in midst of talks
Vote on possible 30-day truce in Syria delayed to Saturday; Russia says prepared to support such deal, given right conditions
Egypt expresses concerns over humanitarian situation in Eastern Ghouta
Syrian forces kill about 270 civilians in 3 days
Syrian troops to support YPG against Turkish military in Afrin
Ankara considers Syria’s PYD, its armed wing YPG terrorist groups
Aid convoy reaches Nashabiyah, east of Damascus
By Daily News Egypt The rebel-held town of Nashabiyah in Syria has received its first humanitarian aid convoy since November 2017. But the UN Syria envoy underlined that an uptick in fighting has made the situation “violent and worrying.” The United Nations Special Envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, told the Security Council on Wednesday …
Ethiopia declares state emergency following Desalegn’s resignation
6,000 political prisoners have been released from Ethiopian prisons since beginning of January
Women are not obliged to wear abayas: Saudi Mufti
Saudi Mufti Abdullah al-Mutlaq stated on Friday that women are not required to wear abayas, breaking with precedents for regulations of Saudi women dress and causing widespread controversy in Saudi society. On his weekly radio program, al-Mutlaq, who is a member of the of the highest jurisprudence committee in the country which is allowed to …
Israel strikes back after Syria downs F-16
Israel has struck what it described as Iranian targets inside Syria in raids, in retaliation to the Friday downing of an Israeli F-16 jet. Israel’s raids came after it had intercepted what it said was an Iranian drone entering its airspace from Syria, which it labelled an “attack.” The incident marked the first occasion that …
Hamas senior leaders meet Egyptian intelligence officials in Cairo
Egypt brokered reconciliation between Hamas, Fatah to end Palestinian division
Syria downs Israeli F-16 jet
Incident marks one of most serious incidents involving Israel, Iran, Syria during Syrian civil war
Yemeni crisis tops Al-Sisi, Qaboos discussions in Muscat
Al-Sisi’s visit to Oman comes as first of its kind since he took power in 2014
Syrian rebels down Russian fighter jet in Idlib
US accuses Al-Assad government of using chemical weapons in Ghouta
Quartet boycotting Qatar condemns OHCHR report on Gulf crisis
They described findings of report as misleading, inaccurate, based on unfounded allegations
Southern Transitional Council fighters capture Aden, confining government to palace
Suicide attack by Al-Qaeda kills 14 soldiers at checkpoint in Shabwa
Egypt condemns Kabul terror attack
Al-Azhar calls for exerting greater international efforts to combat terror groups
Palestinian leaders seek EU support after US Jerusalem decision
Palestinian rhetoric has been occupied with finding a replacement for the US in the peace process
Egypt rejects Turkish military operations in northern Syria
Ankara considers Syria’s PYD and its armed wing, the YPG, terrorist groups
Egypt delivers 2 aid packages to Yemen: Shoukry
Cairo has taken several measures to facilitate Yemenis entry to Egypt