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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry addresses a joint news conference with his British counterpart Philip Hammond (not pictured), following their meeting regarding the situation in Gaza, in Cairo, July 24, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egyptian FM: Relations with Saudi Arabia are Crucial

by Mohammed Mustafa Abo Shama | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry confirmed that the Egyptian-Saudi relations are historical and rooted, saying that what connects the two states is stronger publicly and officially. During a meeting with Arab and foreign media representatives in...

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Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, left, smiles as he welcomes Gulf Cooperation Council leaders, not pictured, prior to the GCC summit in Sekhir, Bahrain, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. The kings son Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa stands at right. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Bahrain to Adopt New Press, e-Media Law

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

Manama – The Kingdom of Bahrain is heading towards the adoption of a new press and e-media law that would preserve the rights of journalists and media persons and would criminalize whoever assaults a journalist. During a Cabinet session held earlier this week,...

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Policemen in Tunisia. (AFP Photo/Fadel Senna)

Tunisia Dismantles Jihadist Recruitment Cell

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

Tunis- Tunisian security forces have dismantled a 13-member “terrorist cell” that was funneling young recruits to jihadist groups abroad, the interior ministry announced on Wednesday. The suspects, aged between 22 and 43, were arrested on Tuesday in...

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Protesters demand the release of kidnapped journalist Afrah Shawqi, seen pictured in posters, in Baghdad. The journalist was released on January 3. Karim Kadim / AP Photo

Afrah Shawqi: First Days of Abduction were Terrifying

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad- Iraqi journalist Afrah Shawqi was released on Tuesday night, ten days after gunmen abducted her from her house in Baghdad. Shawqi said during a press conference she held on Wednesday that she was put in a cell for nine days, blindfolded, and underwent...

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The father (C, back) of Israeli soldier Elor Azaria (C, seated), who is charged with manslaughter by the Israeli military after he shot a wounded Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground in Hebron on March 24, prays behind him in a military court during a remand hearing… REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Israeli Soldier Conviction Stirs Mixed Reactions in Israel

by Nazir Majli | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has joined the chorus of right wing Israelis calling on the Israeli president to pardon a soldier convicted of manslaughter after shooting dead an already neutralized Palestinian attacker last March. On Wednesday, a...