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Blair appointed as economic advisor to Egypt Sisi

Thu Jul 3, 2014 10:44:57

Tony Blair has agreed to advise the Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who came to power in a military coup last year, as part of a program funded by the United Arab Emirates that has promised to deliver huge "business opportunities" to those involved, the Guardian has learned.

Iraqi PM offers amnesty to anti-government tribes

Thu Jul 3, 2014 08:51:03

Iraq's prime minister has offered a general amnesty to tribes fighting the central government, in an attempt to undercut support for an insurgency that threatens the country's unity.

Obama discusses ISIL threat with Saudi king

Thu Jul 3, 2014 08:47:47

U.S. President Barack Obama discussed Iraq and the violent rise of so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group there in a telephone call on Wednesday with Saudi Arabian King Abdullah, the White House said.

ISIL recruits 10-year-old kids in Iraq, Syria

Thu Jul 3, 2014 08:16:33

Takfiri militants active in Iraq and Syria have recruited children as young as 10 years old to fight for the so-called Islamic state in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Jordan al-Qaeda cleric denounces IS caliphate

Wed Jul 2, 2014 22:31:57

A Jordanian militant ideologist and al-Qaeda cleric has denounced the declaration of a "caliphate" by Sunni militants in Iraq and Syria, warning against more bloodshed.

Iraq PM rejects Kurdistan call for self-rule

Wed Jul 2, 2014 20:13:36

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has rejected an attempt by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to hold an independence referendum, saying the move is unconstitutional.

Palestinians clash with Israeli forces after teen murder

Wed Jul 2, 2014 18:40:06

Clashes have broken out between Palestinians and Israeli troops after the body of a Palestinian teenager kidnapped in al-Quds (Jerusalem) was found.

Iraqi pilots fly Sukhoi fighter jets in Baghdad sky: video

Wed Jul 2, 2014 17:25:25

The Iraqi Defense Ministry has received five more Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia and said Iraqi pilots have flown these aircraft in the sky of the capital, Baghdad.

Iraqi airstrike kills ISIL militants in Mosul

Wed Jul 2, 2014 16:32:20

The Iraqi army says dozens of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Takfiri militants have been killed in an army airstrike on Haramat and al-Ghabat regions in the northern city of Mosul.

Iran to P5+1: Excessive demands would hinder nuclear talks

Wed Jul 2, 2014 12:29:12

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says any excessive demands by the P5+1 group would be a stumbling block to progress in negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.

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