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Barack Obama Says Bomb May Have Caused Egypt Plane Crash
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron both believe a bomb may have downed a Russian plane in Egypt, with reports today suggesting their view was based on intercepted communications between militants.
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Barack Obama Says 'Possibility' of Bomb on Plane That Crashed in Egypt
US President Barack Obama said on Thursday there was a "possibility" that the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Egypt was caused by a bomb on board the airliner.
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US President Barack Obama to Host Anti-Islamic State Coalition Summit
US President Barack Obama will host a summit in New York next month of leaders of the international coalition fighting Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq, diplomats said.
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US Concerned About Sentencing of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in Egypt: White House
The United States on Tuesday expressed concern about the sentencing of former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday.
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Barack Obama Lifts Hold on US Military Aid to Egypt
President Barack Obama on Monday told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that he would lift a hold on US military aid to Cairo, but also said the United States would stop allowing Egypt to buy equipment on credit starting in fiscal year 2018.
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John Kerry Arrives in India for Strategic Dialogue
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in New Delhi today to hold 5th Indo-US Strategic Dialogue tomorrow during which India will be raising issues of snooping by the US' NSA and terrorism even as the two sides will explore "transformative initiatives" in key areas such as defence and energy
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Israel Intensifies Gaza Assault, Egyptians Revise Truce Plan
Israel knocked out Gaza's only power plant and pounded dozens of other high-profile targets on Tuesday, while Egyptian mediators prepared a revised proposal for halting its war with Islamist guerrillas in the enclave.
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Israel Accepts Egypt's Gaza Truce Plan, Hamas Says No
Israel on Tuesday accepted an Egyptian proposal to end a week of the deadliest violence in the Gaza Strip for years, despite a Hamas decision to reject the US-backed truce.
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Egypt's Abdel Fattah Al Sisi Asks for US Help in Fighting Terrorism
Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, the general who ousted an elected Islamist president and is set to become Egypt's next head of state, called on the United States to help fight jihadi terrorism to avoid the creation of new Afghanistans in the Middle East.
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Saudi Arabia, angered over Mideast, declines Security Council seat
Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented show of anger at the failure of the international community to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues, said on Friday it would not take up its seat on the United Nations Security Council.
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Syria, Egypt turmoil nudges Israel, Palestinians toward peace
Turmoil in Syria and Egypt is nudging Israelis and Palestinians toward peace, a US official said on Friday as Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Europe for talks about that conflict and a possible US strike on Syrian targets.
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As Barack Obama blinks on Syria, Israel, Saudis make common cause
If President Barack Obama has disappointed Syrian rebels by deferring to Congress before bombing Damascus, he has also dismayed the United States' two main allies in the Middle East.
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'Chemical' attack in Syria is a 'big event of grave concern', says Barack Obama
President Barack Obama says a possible chemical weapons attack in Syria this week is a "big event of grave concern" that has sped up the timeframe for determining a US response.
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Egypt's 'Day of Rage' turns violent, around 50 killed
Muslim Brotherhood protests plunged into violence across Egypt today, with around 50 killed in Cairo alone on a "Day of Rage" called by Islamist followers of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to denounce a police crackdown.
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Egypt's 'Day of Rage' turns violent, at least 12 more killed
Protests by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi turned violent across Egypt today, with witnesses reporting four dead in central Cairo and at least 12 killed in northern cities as the Muslim Brotherhood staged a "Day of Rage".
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Barack Obama Says Bomb May Have Caused Egypt Plane Crash
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron both believe a bomb may have downed a Russian plane in Egypt, with reports today suggesting their view was based on intercepted communications between militants.
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Barack Obama Says 'Possibility' of Bomb on Plane That Crashed in Egypt
US President Barack Obama said on Thursday there was a "possibility" that the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Egypt was caused by a bomb on board the airliner.
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US President Barack Obama to Host Anti-Islamic State Coalition Summit
US President Barack Obama will host a summit in New York next month of leaders of the international coalition fighting Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq, diplomats said.
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US Concerned About Sentencing of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in Egypt: White House
The United States on Tuesday expressed concern about the sentencing of former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday.
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Barack Obama Lifts Hold on US Military Aid to Egypt
President Barack Obama on Monday told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that he would lift a hold on US military aid to Cairo, but also said the United States would stop allowing Egypt to buy equipment on credit starting in fiscal year 2018.
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John Kerry Arrives in India for Strategic Dialogue
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in New Delhi today to hold 5th Indo-US Strategic Dialogue tomorrow during which India will be raising issues of snooping by the US' NSA and terrorism even as the two sides will explore "transformative initiatives" in key areas such as defence and energy
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Israel Intensifies Gaza Assault, Egyptians Revise Truce Plan
Israel knocked out Gaza's only power plant and pounded dozens of other high-profile targets on Tuesday, while Egyptian mediators prepared a revised proposal for halting its war with Islamist guerrillas in the enclave.
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Israel Accepts Egypt's Gaza Truce Plan, Hamas Says No
Israel on Tuesday accepted an Egyptian proposal to end a week of the deadliest violence in the Gaza Strip for years, despite a Hamas decision to reject the US-backed truce.
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Egypt's Abdel Fattah Al Sisi Asks for US Help in Fighting Terrorism
Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, the general who ousted an elected Islamist president and is set to become Egypt's next head of state, called on the United States to help fight jihadi terrorism to avoid the creation of new Afghanistans in the Middle East.
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Saudi Arabia, angered over Mideast, declines Security Council seat
Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented show of anger at the failure of the international community to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues, said on Friday it would not take up its seat on the United Nations Security Council.
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Syria, Egypt turmoil nudges Israel, Palestinians toward peace
Turmoil in Syria and Egypt is nudging Israelis and Palestinians toward peace, a US official said on Friday as Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Europe for talks about that conflict and a possible US strike on Syrian targets.
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As Barack Obama blinks on Syria, Israel, Saudis make common cause
If President Barack Obama has disappointed Syrian rebels by deferring to Congress before bombing Damascus, he has also dismayed the United States' two main allies in the Middle East.
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'Chemical' attack in Syria is a 'big event of grave concern', says Barack Obama
President Barack Obama says a possible chemical weapons attack in Syria this week is a "big event of grave concern" that has sped up the timeframe for determining a US response.
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Egypt's 'Day of Rage' turns violent, around 50 killed
Muslim Brotherhood protests plunged into violence across Egypt today, with around 50 killed in Cairo alone on a "Day of Rage" called by Islamist followers of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to denounce a police crackdown.
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Egypt's 'Day of Rage' turns violent, at least 12 more killed
Protests by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi turned violent across Egypt today, with witnesses reporting four dead in central Cairo and at least 12 killed in northern cities as the Muslim Brotherhood staged a "Day of Rage".
