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Iraq: Peshmerga forces kill 36 ISIL militants in Sinjar

Iraqi Peshmerga forces killed 36 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants Tuesday near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a Peshmerga commander said. “Peshmerga forces repelled ISIL’s attack and killed 36 militants, including Abo Omar al-Kurdi, an ISIL leader,”Albay...

UN halts Gaza house repairs saying donors failed to pay up

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday that it cannot afford to repair Gaza homes damaged in last year's war with Israel because donors have failed to pay. "The agency has exhausted all funding to support repairs and...

Egypt releases Mubarak sons pending trial

Egyptian authorities have released Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, the two sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, pending a final trial for corruption, a security source said Monday. "Mubarak's sons were released late Sunday from prison aboard a microbus so that their departure would...

Egypt uprising anniversary death toll rises to 23

The death toll from violence that erupted on the fourth anniversary of Egypt's Jan. 25 uprising on Sunday has risen to 23, according to the Health Ministry. Sources within ousted President Mohamed Morsi's main support bloc, however, put the total number of fatalities at 25....