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Egypt releases prominent activist blogger

Egyptian authorities have released a prominent activist and blogger who had criticized the government after more than seven months of detention. Lawyer Gamal Eid says his client, Wael Abbas, was freed late Tuesday, more than a week after a court ordered his conditional release. Eid says...

Israel: 3rd Hezbollah tunnel found on Lebanon border

Israeli army on Tuesday announced it had discovered a third tunnel leading into Israeli territory from southern Lebanon, according to a military statement. “The attack tunnel is under the IDF's control and does not pose an imminent threat,” the Israeli army said.  The...

Iran says it recently tested a ballistic missile

A senior Revolutionary Guards commander said Tuesday that Iran had recently carried out a ballistic missile test but he did not specify what kind of missile had been tested, according to Fars News. The comment appeared to confirm a report by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who said...