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Sisi seeks to defuse tensions with Sudan, Ethiopia

Egypt’s president Monday sought to defuse tensions with  Ethiopia  and Sudan, reassuring them that his country was not meddling in their internal affairs or planning to go to war against them. Egypt has expressed mounting alarm over a soon-to-be-completed upstream dam in...

Erdogan hosts Qatar emir amid new Gulf tensions

Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held talks in Turkey Monday with his chief ally President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as tensions again surged between the emirate and its regional foes. The talks, announced only hours in advance, got under way at Erdogan's presidential palace in the...

Germany seeks more detail on what US wants on Iran nuke deal

BERLIN: The German government says it will seek more detail on what the U.S. wants regarding the nuclear deal with Iran after President Donald Trump demanded that European allies fix what he called "terrible flaws." Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, stressed Monday...

U.S. Set to Cut UN Money for Palestinian Refugees

The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year's first contribution by more than half or perhaps entirely, and making additional donations contingent on major changes to the organization, according to...