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Egypt's Sisi announces intention to run for second term

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced on Friday his intention to run for a second term in office in a March election. Egypt is set to hold a presidential vote on March 26-28, with a run-off on April 24-26. Candidates must register between Jan. 20 and 29. Sisi came to...

Hezbollah accuses Israel of Sidon bombing

The leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah on Friday accused Israel of carrying out a bomb attack that wounded a member of the Palestinian group Hamas in the Lebanese city of Sidon and called it an act of aggression. “The bomb that targeted a Hamas member in Sidon is a dangerous...

Israel apologizes to Jordan over embassy shooting

Israel confirmed Thursday it had reached a deal with Jordan over a shooting incident last July at the Israeli embassy in Amman that left two Jordanians dead. “Israel and Jordan have reached an agreement over the shooting incident which occurred at the Israeli embassy in Amman in which...