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Israel building overground fence around Gaza Strip

The Israeli Defense Ministry on Sunday announced it has begun building the overground part of barrier around the blockaded Gaza Strip.  The Defense Ministry, in a statement said, the construction started on Thursday.  “The barrier will be 65 kilometers long and will be...

Egypt: Parliament majority request charter amendment

Egypt's largest bloc in parliament, Support Egypt Coalition, on Sunday submitted a request to the assembly to amend the country's constitution, according to the official MENA news agency.  Abdelhadi al-Qasabi, head of the bloc which holds 317 seats in the 596-member assembly, lodged...

Turkey to provide $5B loan to Iraq: FM

Turkey will provide around $5 billion in loans for the reconstruction of Iraq, the foreign minister said on Sunday. “We made the biggest commitment to Iraq,” Mevlut Cavusoglu told a meeting organized by the Beyoglu Municipality in Istanbul. “We will provide $5 billion credit,”...