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EU condemns Egypt's mass death sentence

The European Union on Tuesday condemned death sentences passed on 75 people in Egypt, saying there were "serious doubts" over whether the defendants had been given a fair trial. An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed the sentences, initially passed in July over clashes in 2013 between...

Abadi visits Basra after week of violence: official

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived Monday morning in Basra, the oil-rich southern city where protests over government neglect had escalated into deadly violence, his office said. After 12 protesters were killed and many of Basra's institutions torched last week, calm returned...

US to close Palestinian mission in Washington: PLO

The United States has decided to close the Palestinian mission in Washington in the latest move against them by President Donald Trump, who has been trying to force the Palestinians to negotiate, a Palestinian official said Monday. "We have been notified by a US official of their decision to...