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Egypt, Libya begin studying $1B oil pipeline: What to know

The two countries are nearing the launch of a joint project to build a pipeline linking the Egyptian city of Alexandria with ...
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Who is Iran’s Mohsen Rezaei, hard-line IRGC veteran appointed to top security post?

Mohsen Rezaei's appointment comes as Iran navigates a fragile halt in hostilities with the US and negotiations over reopening ...
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UAE-Egypt ties keep growing as Cairo navigates shifting Gulf landscape

An Emirati investor could soon strike a $2.7 billion deal to develop another tourism project on Egypt's North Coast, the latest in a string of UAE-linked pacts that have continued advancing despite ...
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German foreign ministry says Gaza plan could lead towards disarmament of Hamas

The German government regards U.S. President Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan as an opportunity to make progress towards the ...
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'Dreams disappear' as Gaza students await evacuation to Italy

Palestinian students hoping to study in Italy, Turkey, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium face unexplained delays, students have told AFP — Omar AL-QATTAA Dozens of Gaza students who won ...
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Gaza Board of Peace official says plan is still operative

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza plan is still operative and discussions with Israel are continuing, a Board of Peace official said on Monday after Prime Minister ...
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Pleasing no one: Netanyahu puts election first with Gaza decision

Faced with a divisive US-led Gaza plan just before elections that could end his career, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to choose between pleasing his ally Donald Trump or his right-wing ...
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Oman says grounded tanker oil spill covers 400 square km

Leaking crude oil from a tanker grounded off a nature reserve in Oman has created a slick covering almost 400 square kilometres, the country's government said on Monday.The Caroline Bezengi is loaded ...
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Syria, Russia reach deal on Russian bases

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Israeli military closes Palestinian Christian village Taybeh, citing settler attacks

Israel's military on Sunday closed the West Bank village of Taybeh to non-residents, saying it aimed to prevent growing ...
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Explainer-Trump's Gaza plan hinges on Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawals

Donald Trump's latest plan to end the Gaza war calls on Hamas to lay down its arms as Israel withdraws from the territory, terms endorsed by the militants but rejected by Israel, which says it will ...
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Factbox-Who is Iran's Mohsen Rezaei, the hardliner appointed to key security role?

Iran has appointed Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of its Supreme National Security Council, promoting a prominent hardliner and close ally of Supreme Leader Ayatollah MojtabaKhamenei to the role more than ...