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West Asia
Russia offers french plane carriers for sale
Russia has offered to sell two french air craft carriers “Mistrals” to Egypt, equipped with Russian equipment that Moscow installed before breaching their contact with France. A french official told “Defense News” that they were expecting that Egypt is most likely to buy the two carriers, due to the recent framework of…
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West Asia
UK’s prime minister visits refugee camp in Lebanon
UK’s prime minister David Cameron visited one of the Syrian refugees camps in Lebanon, to hold talks on the refugee crisis with his Lebanese counterpart Tammam Salam. Cameron announced earlier this month that Britain would take in 20,000 more Syrian refugees, amid growing pressure at home and abroad to address the…
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West Asia
Egypt’s prime minister and government resigns
Egypt’s government has resigned and the country’s oil minister has been asked to form a new cabinet within a week, the office of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has said. No official reason was given for the government’s resignation. However, a senior source was quoted as saying the aim was to reshuffle…
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West Asia
Nations Democratic Party warns of Turkish civil war
Turkish pro-Kurdish “Nations Democratic Party” warns that Turkey seems to be on the path of civil war, expressing their worry over the increasing violence between the state and Kurdistan workers’ party. The party releases a statement, explaining how more than 128 party offices were attacked by nationalists over the past few…
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West Asia
Summit talks between Korea and Jordan
South Korea’s president Park Geun Hye holds a summit talk with Jordan’s King Abduallah II to discuss means available to strengthen the relations between two countries. During the summit talks, President Park and King Abduallah will discuss possible cooperation in trade, investments, construction, energy, culture, education and development. It’s expected…
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West Asia
ISIS says Norwegian and Chinese hostages are ‘for sale’
The terrorist group ISIS says it’s holding two more foreign nationals hostage, and shows the pictures of two men in yellow jumpsuits with “For Sale” posted below their portraits in the final pages of the latest edition of the ISIS online magazine Dabiq. One page reads “Norwegian Prisoner For Sale.” The…
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West Asia
Israel re-opens it’s embassy in Egypt after four years
Ofir Gendelman, Israel’s prime minister spokesperson to the Arab media, published on his official Facebook page, that a delegation from Israel arrived in Egypt headed by Dore Gold, an Israeli diplomat, to participate in the ceremony held for the re-establishment of the Israeli embassy works in Egypt, in the presence…
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Politics
Iran nuclear deal in discussion
In Seoul’s East Asia Foundation and in the presence of a large number of journalists, from different countries, a forum was held to discuss the Iran nuclear deal titled, “Iran nuclear deal in a shifting geopolitical context”. The forum was moderated by Moon Chung In, professor in department of political…
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West Asia
Egypt’s agriculture minister resigns amid corruption allegations
Egypt’s agriculture minister resigned on Monday and was arrested on suspicion of corruption shortly after leaving the cabinet building. Reuters reports that the minister, Salah El Din Mahmoud Helal, could not immediately be reached for comment, but the prime minister’s office said his resignation had been accepted on the instructions…
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West Asia
China’s (152) navy fleet arrives at Alexandria’s port
In celebration of Egypt’s strengthened relation with China, the Chinese navy fleet (152) arrived at Alexandria’s port with a grand welcoming ceremony held by the Chinese Embassy in Cairo and Consulate General in the coastal city. The Major General Osama Mounir Rabea, Navy Commander, met with the Captain of the Chinese…
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