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Egypt Police Kill 6 IS Sympathisers In Shootout

Egyptian police killed six militants who allegedly adhered to the Islamic State group's beliefs when a gunfight erupted...

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USM, Ahly Tripoli Advance, 10-Man Zamalek Out

USM Alger of Algeria and Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya reached the CAF Champions League quarter-finals Sunday as 2016...

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Victorious Wydad, Ahly Book CAF Champions League Last-Eight Spots

Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and Al Ahly of Egypt secured CAF Champions League quarter-finals places Saturday,...

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Power Hit In Hamas-Run Gaza As Rivals ‘stop’ Payments

Power supplies haven taken a fresh hit in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, with authorities Saturday accusing the rival...

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Egypt Holds Funerals For At Least 21 Soldiers Killed In Sinai

Egypt held funerals on Saturday for at least 21 soldiers killed in an attack by the Islamic State group in the restive...

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Qatar Rejects Latest Threat of ‘siege Countries’

Qatar hit back Friday at a threat by four "siege countries" to impose further sanctions on the emirate over its refusal...

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Nothing Can Stop Us, Insists Zanaco Coach

Coach Mumamba Numba insists "nothing can stop" Zanaco of Zambia reaching the CAF Champions League quarter-finals this...

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UN Political Chief In Kuwait To Discuss Gulf Crisis

The UN's political chief, Jeffrey Feltman, is in Kuwait for talks on ending the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its...

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Hamas Says Egypt Ready To Help Gaza

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said Wednesday recent talks in Egypt could lead to improving the humanitarian suffering in...

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Saudi-Led Bloc Regrets ‘negative’ Qatar Response To Demands

Foreign ministers of the Saudi-led bloc that imposed an embargo on Qatar said Wednesday they regretted the emirate's...

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Qatar Rivals Look To Next Move In Cairo Talks

Arab states that have cut ties with Qatar meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss their next move in the Gulf diplomatic...

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Saudi Arabia and Allies To Meet In Cairo

Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are to discuss the Qatar crisis, a month after they severed...

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Saudi Arabia To Discuss Qatar Crisis With Allies

Saudi Arabia and Arab allies that have cut ties with Qatar will hold talks in Egypt on Wednesday on the Gulf diplomatic...

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Saudi Receives Qatar Response To Demands

Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies said early Wednesday they had received Qatar's response to their list of demands for...

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Israel Says Flights Resume After Aerial Jam

Israel's main international airport returned to normal Monday evening after temporary flight delays, the Israel...

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Qatar To Respond After Arab Nations Extend Deadline

Qatar was to respond on Monday after Saudi Arabia and its allies gave a defiant Doha another 48 hours to accept a...

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Hamas Building Gaza Buffer Zone As It Seeks Improved Egypt Ties

Gaza's rulers Hamas said they had begun building a new buffer zone along the southern border with Egypt on Wednesday,...

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Epic Struggle of Film About Cairo On Eve of Revolution

Everyone thought Tamer El Said had gone mad in the decade it took him to make his film "In the Last Days of the City"....

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Egypt Tycoon Jailed For Diva Murder Freed After Presidential Pardon

An Egyptian real estate tycoon jailed for the murder of a Lebanese pop diva was freed Friday as part of a presidential...