"Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi has sent intelligence chief Mohammad Al Tohamy into retirement, the official Middle East News Agency (Mena) reported on Sunday, a move reportedly taken on …
Egypt receives 10 Apache helicopters from U.S.
"Egypt received 10 Apache helicopters from the United States in the past week, security sources said on Saturday, a sign of easing tensions between the long-time allies confronting Islamist extremism …
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Castro Says Detente With U.S. Won’t Change Cuban System
"Three men who served long U.S. prison terms for spying received a standing ovation in Cuba’s parliament Saturday, shaking their fists in victory as President Raúl Castro declared that detente with …
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Xi Jinping defends ‘one-China’ idea in Macau, amid protests
"Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Macau residents to respect the 'one-China' policy during a visit to the former Portuguese colony. Mr Xi was marking the 15th anniversary of the territory's …
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‘Progress on info-sharing pact between Korea, U.S., Japan’
"South Korea, the United States and Japan have produced significant progress on a pact on sharing their military intelligence to better deal with threats from North Korea, Seoul’s defense ministry …
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Report: DoD Bomb Hunters Pried into US Firms, Citizens
"During some of the bloodiest days of US combat in Afghanistan and the roadside bomb threat there, the Pentagon's Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) 'improperly collected' intelligence on US …
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Sony Emails Say State Department Blessed Kim Jong-Un Assassination in ‘The Interview’
"The claim that the State Department played an active role in the decision to include the film’s gruesome death scene is likely to cause fury in Pyongyang. Emails between the Sony Entertainment CEO …
Leaked Internal CIA Document Admits US Drone Program “Counterproductive”
"Wikileaks on Thursday has made public a never-before-seen internal review conducted by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency that looked at the agency's drone and targeted assassination programs in …
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US bill permits waiver of preconditions on Egypt aid
"The Obama administration said on Tuesday that it welcomes new flexibility in providing up to $1.4 billion (Dh5.1 billion) in aid to Egypt, a close ally in the Middle East despite its recent sweeping …
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Obama announces U.S. to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba
"President Barack Obama announced the United States would restore diplomatic relations it severed with Cuba more than 50 years ago, drawing resistance from lawmakers opposed to reconciling with the …
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