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July 9, 2017 4:50 AM

Egypt: Security forces kill 14 terrorists in an encounter

In Egypt, security forces have killed 14 terrorists in an encounter in the country's northeast, a day after 23 Army personnel were killed in a militant attack in the restive North Sinai region.<br/><br/>The Interior ministry said in a statement that the security forces raided a trai...

July 8, 2017 8:09 PM

UK foreign minister urges Arab states to end Qatar boycott

British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson today urged Arab states to end their Qatar boycott, downplaying the odds of a military escalation in the worst crisis to grip the Gulf in years. <br/><br/>Johnson met with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah today and was scheduled ...

July 8, 2017 6:11 PM

Eight bodies pulled from rubble in Italy building collapse

In Italy, eight bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a five-story apartment building that partially collapsed in a seaside town south of Naples. <br/><br/>Firefighters say the work of digging through the debris for victims ended today morning, more than 24 hours after the residenti...

July 8, 2017 6:10 PM

At least 9 dead in latest attack on Kenya coast

At least nine people were shot and hacked to death in Kenya's coastal Lamu County today, in the latest attack on the area.<br/><br/>Police sources said Shabaab militants were believed to be behind the killings which took place in Jima and Pandaguo<br/>villages near the Somali ...

July 8, 2017 5:23 PM

At least 23 Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai car bomb attacks

At least 23 Egyptian soldiers were killed and another 26 injured when suicide car bombs tore through two military checkpoints in North Sinai. <br/><br/>Security sources said, the two cars blew up at two checkpoints outside of a military compound just south of Rafah, on the border with th...

July 8, 2017 2:30 PM

Qatar dismisses accusations as baseless of financing terrorism

Qatar has dismissed the accusations as baseless that it is financing terrorism. The state news agency quoting a senior foreign ministry source said the Qatar Goverrnment's position on terrorism is consistent and known for its rejection and condemnation of all forms of terrorism. It added that Q...

July 8, 2017 1:06 PM

Greenpeace activists unfurl huge banner at Donald Trump's Chicago hotel

Activists with the Greenpeace environmental group unfurled a huge banner across the facade of a Trump hotel in Chicago, calling it an act of defiance against the US President's environmental policies. <br/><br/><br/>The banner fluttering across the front of the Trump Internati...

July 8, 2017 8:27 AM

US appeals court denies Hawaii bid to narrow Trump travel ban

In US, a appeals court rejected Hawaii's request to issue an emergency order blocking parts of President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban while the State sought clarification over what groups of people would be barred from travel. <br/><br/>The US Supreme Court last month le...

July 8, 2017 8:07 AM

Egypt: 23 soldiers killed, 26 injured in suicide car bomb

In Egypt, at least 23 soldiers were killed and 26 injured when suicide car bombs tore through two military checkpoints in North Sinai. Seccurity sources said that the two cars blew up at two checkpoints outside of a military compound just south of Rafah, on the border with the Gaza Strip. <br/&gt...

July 8, 2017 8:07 AM

UN refugee head calls for citizenship for Myanmar's Rohingya

The UN refugee affairs head said that granting citizenship to members of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority is crucial for achieving peace in the country's western state of Rakhine, but economic development is also necessary.<br/><br/>United Nations High Commissioner for Refuge...

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