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Sharm el-Seikh peace summit

October 12th, 2025 - 11:32 GMT

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Egypt places Russian air defense system to secure peace summit

ALBAWABA - Egypt has placed a Russian-made Buk-M2E medium-range air defense system in the vicinity of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea coast in the past few hours to secure key figures who will be attending the Gaza peace summit on Monday, Exclusive sources told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. The Egyptian Armed Forces' deployment of the Russian air defense system is part of intensive security preparations for hosting the international summit on ...

The U.S. has expressed serious concern over the inmates who are set to be released, as most of them are believed to be members of the Taliban or similar militant groups. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ignored the U.S.' doubts. (AFP/File)

January 10th, 2014 - 09:15 GMT

Afghanistan releasing dozens of Taliban prisoners despite grave U.S. concerns

The U.S. is reconsidering sending nonlethal aid to the Syrian opposition, now that some Islamist rebels are proving to be more moderate, according to a recent New York Times article. (AFP/File)

January 10th, 2014 - 08:55 GMT

U.S. may resume supply of nonlethal aid to Syrian rebels

Regime forces have enforced a siege in Homs' Old City for over a year and much of the city has been destroyed in clashes between loyalist troops and rebels. Reports of energy and food shortages in the central Syrian city are rife. (AFP/File)

January 10th, 2014 - 07:11 GMT

Syria: 45 rebels dead in fierce Homs clashes

Fatah and Hamas are making attempts to reconcile ahead of the elections. (AFP/File)

January 10th, 2014 - 06:49 GMT

Fatah official confirms Hamas reconciliation attempts, upcoming Gaza visit

Will the U.S. train elite Iraqi forces in Jordan? (AFP/File)

January 10th, 2014 - 06:42 GMT

Officials: U.S. considering training Iraqi troops to fight Al Qaeda

Tunisia's Islamist premier Ali Larayedh arrives at Kasbah Palace in Tunis to submit his resignation to Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on January 9, 2014. [AFP]

January 10th, 2014 - 04:00 GMT

Tunisia Islamist PM steps down amid mounting unrest

he poll conducted in late December showed that 76 percent of the participants are expected to take part in the upcoming referendum on Jan. 14 and 15. [Getty Images]

January 9th, 2014 - 08:59 GMT

Poll: most Egyptians will vote yes to constitution

Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi block a street during clashes with Egyptian security forces in Nasr City, Cairo on January 8, 2014. 63 Brotherhood supporters were sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday in a Cairo court. (AFP)

January 9th, 2014 - 02:04 GMT

Egypt court jails 63 Muslim Brotherhood supporters

At least 700 people have been killed in Aleppo since Dec. 15 under government airstrikes (Medo Halab/AFP)

January 9th, 2014 - 01:19 GMT

First joint Syrian opposition meeting held in Spain, car bomb kills at least 18 in Hama

Despite concerns over the slew of violence that has engulfed Egypt, the U.S. has said it is committed to building a longstanding diplomatic relationship with Cairo. (AFP/File)

January 9th, 2014 - 12:42 GMT

U.S. committed to "longstanding relationship" with Egypt

Tunisia has been enveloped in political turmoil since July (File Archive/AFP)

January 9th, 2014 - 12:23 GMT

Tunisia appoints High Electoral Commission, PM to resign Thursday

Iraqi soldiers monitor a checkpoint east of Baghdad on January 6, 2014. On Thursday, 13 Iraqi army recruits were killed by a suicide bomber in the capital city. (AFP)

January 9th, 2014 - 10:30 GMT

Suicide bomber kills 13 army recruits in Baghdad