CAIRO, July 10, (APP/AFP) – Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry was heading to Israel on Sunday for a rare visit in which he is to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office said. Shoukry would hold “lengthy talks” with Netanyahu focusing on reviving the peace process with the Palestinians, the Egyptian foreign ministry said in […]
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Egypt foreign minister heads to Israel for rare visit
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Third night of New York protests against police abuses
NEW YORK, July 10, (APP/AFP) – Several hundred demonstrators marched peacefully in New York City late Saturday for the third consecutive night to protest police abuses against black people. The protests follow the death of two African-American men shot dead by white police officers this week — their dying moments captured in shocking video footage […]
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New security scare jolts shell-shocked Dallas
DALLAS, July 10, (APP/AFP) – Dallas was gripped by a new security scare Saturday triggered by an anonymous threat in the Texas city, on edge days after a gunman fatally ambushed five police officers during a peaceful protest. SWAT teams deployed around the Dallas Police Department headquarters while officers investigated reports of a suspicious person […]
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Gaza tunnel collapse kills Islamic Jihad militant
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, July 10, (APP/AFP/Millat Online) – A tunnel collapse in the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed a member of militant group Islamic Jihad’s armed wing, it said, in the latest in a series of such incidents. The collapse occurred in the northern Gaza Strip, the Al-Quds Brigades said in a statement, without […]
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UN voices concern for some 300,000 people trapped in war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo
UNITED NATIONS, July 10 (APP): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed serious concern for the estimated 300,000 people trapped in eastern Syrian city of Aleppo, due to heavy clashes along the Castello road, the only road in and out of that part of the city. “Heavy fighting over […]
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Five changes to Australia after polls
SYDNEY, July 10, (APP/AFP) – Australia’s ruling conservative government has finally won re-election after a pain-staking count of the ballots cast at July 2 polls, which is still ongoing. Here are five changes Australians can expect as a result: – No revolving door PM… yet – =============================== Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull may have just scraped […]