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The Middle East envoys of US President Donald Trump held talks in Jerusalem on Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. Full Story »
Fourteen suspected members of the Islamic State group were arrested on Friday by Turkish authorities in Ankara and are accused of planning an attack on elections this weekend, reported the state-run Anadolu news agency. Full Story »
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel to help his country gradually repatriate its large Syrian refugee population. Full Story »
At least 206 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli troops near the Gaza-Israel security fence on Friday. Full Story »
BUSINESS
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By ramping up their lending to female entrepreneurs, banks in Tunisia could dramatically increase their profits while also driving economic growth across the country, says a new report from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group.
THE LOOP
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Hashtag: “ارحل يا سيسي” and “Sisi Leave” has been trending in the past few hours in Egypt with people urging the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah Sisi to resign amid recent austerity measures carried out as part of economic reforms ordered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
ENTERTAINMENT
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She is on the cover of the of the July issue of Rolling Stone.
SPORTS
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International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) decided to change the protocol of “Man of the Match” award following Egyptian goalkeeper’s Mohamed Al-Shenawy’s refusal to accept it for being sponsored by Budweiser, a brewing company.
