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Kotzias to begin US visit with Kerry meeting in Washington
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is due to begin a five-day visit to the US on Monday.
He will begin his trip by meeting Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington, where he will also hold talks with National Security Adviser Susan Rice.
Egypt, Saudi mull joint exercise amid Yemen air war
Egypt and Saudi Arabia are considering holding joint military manoeuvres in the kingdom as the allies carry out air strikes in its neighbour Yemen, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's office said.
Other Gulf Arab countries would also participate, the Egyptian president's office said late Tuesday.
Dubai bids to be creative capital of the Arab world
Move over, Cairo, Beirut and Casablanca. Dubai is on a mission to become one of the Arab world's top centers for art, design, film and fashion - areas traditionally dominated by older Arab cities outside the Gulf.
NGOs condemn donors over slow Gaza reconstruction
Six months after donors pledged billions of dollars (euros) for devastated Gaza, most of the money remains blocked, and reconstruction efforts are painfully slow, a coalition of aid groups said April 13.
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Mankind 'failing' multiculturalism: Turkey's top cleric
All religions, beliefs and cultures are intertwined, Turkey?s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) head Mehmet Görmez said on April 11, adding with ?regret? that mankind is failing to manage this multiculturalism.
Bombing on bridge in Egypt capital kills officer: police
A bomb exploded near a police checkpoint on bridge in an affluent Cairo neighbourhood on April 5, killing an officer, Egyptian police officials said.
The bomb had been placed next to the checkpoint on a side of the May 15 bridge located in the neighbourhood of Zamalek, the officials said.
Turkey's inner turmoil
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Obama ends freeze on US military aid to Egypt
The United States announced on March 31 it was lifting its hold on the supply of military equipment to Egypt, which was frozen when the military took power in Cairo nearly two years ago.
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Sweden should not back down from feminist foreign policy against Saudis
I have to admit that I was a little late in catching up with the tension between Sweden and Saudi Arabia. For latecomers like me, let me summarize the situation.
First let me start by recalling that the Swedish government announced a ?feminist? foreign policy when it took office in September.
Syria to Yemen
Could there be that much of a difference between how developments of this "Greater Middle Eastern Area" are perceived in Ankara, Cairo or Kuwait? Listening in a Kuwait hotel room to a political analyst on a Saudi news channel reporting live on the Cairo meeting of the Arab League, the difference of perception was crystal clear.
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