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CAIRO – 12 December 2017: Egypt Today brings you the latest top of the hour news from around the world over the past 24 hours in this round-up.
Middle East
We discussed regional matters affecting both countries: Sisi
President
emphasized the eagerness of Egypt and Russia to cooperate in regional matters affecting the national security of both countries in a way that restores security and stability in the Middle East and secures a better future for its people
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President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi receives his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, December 11, 2017 – Press Photo
Russian-Egyptian flight protocol to be signed this week
Russian Minister of Transport
said on Monday that Russia is ready to sign a protocol with Egypt to resume direct passenger flights from Russia to Egypt this week.
Russian Minister of Transport Maksim Sokolov – File Photo
70 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli forces
health authorities said more than 70 people were wounded on Monday in clashes with Israeli forces during protests against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli troops following a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
Putin to Bashar: Russia to pullout military forces from Syria
Russian TASS News Agency revealed that President
met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during his visit to Russia’s Hameymim air base in Syria on Monday morning to pullout military forces from Syria.
Russian Presidential Valdimir Putin- Press and Information Office/TASS
Earthquake hits western Iran, where hundreds died last month
An
hit western Iran on Monday, the region where an earthquake last month killed at least 530 people, state media reported.
A man reacts as he looks at a damaged building in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency
Europe
Turkey, Russia will meet to finalise S-400 defence deal next week
Turkish and Russian officials will meet to finalise Turkey's S-400 surface-to-air missile systems deal in the coming week, Turkish President
said on Monday.
FILE PHOTO: Russian S-400 air defence mobile missile launching systems drive during a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2015. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
Catalan protesters clash with police over 'plunder' of religious artefacts
Protesters clashed with police trying to reclaim disputed religious artefacts from a museum in
on Monday, in the latest display of tension between Catalan separatists and Spain's central government ahead of a December 21 election, Daily Mail reported.
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gestures during a news conference at Madrid's Moncloa Palace August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Susana Vera
May hails new optimism in Brexit talks after deal
Prime Minister
will hail “a new sense of optimism” in Brexit talks on Monday, telling parliament Britain and the European Union should sign off on a deal at a summit this week “to move forwards together” to discuss future trade ties.
FILE PHOTO - Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at a news conference at the EC headquarters in Brussels, Belgium December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Libya, Italy to set up operations room to tackle migrant smuggling
Libya’s U.N.-backed government agreed with Italy on Saturday to establish a joint operations room for tackling
and traffickers as part of efforts to curb migrant flows towards Europe, according to a statement.
Migrants are seen on a capsizing boat before a rescue operation by Italian navy ships "Bettica" and "Bergamini" (unseen) off the coast of Libya in this handout picture released by the Italian Marina Militare on May 25, 2016. Marina Militare/Handout via RE
United States
New York suspect had no criminal record in Bangladesh
Akayed Ullah, the man suspected of trying to bomb
City's Port Authority, had no criminal record in Bangladesh and last visited his home country in September, Bangladesh's police chief told Reuters on Monday.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference outside the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal following reports of an explosion, in New York City, U.S. December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid “There was a stampede up the stair
U.S. embassy in Cairo warns citizens of fake accounts
The
in Cairo issued a disclaimer on Monday warning citizens from fake accounts on social media that are releasing false news, clarifying that the embassy has only one website where all security warnings are posted.
The U.S. embassy in Cairo – File Photo
Africa
Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo
Suspected Ugandan rebels killed at least 15 Tanzanian
peacekeepers and wounded 53 others in a raid on a base in Congo that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called the worst attack on the organisation in recent history.
Peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) patrol in their armoured personnel in the streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, December 20, 2016. RE
6,000 IS jihadists could return to Africa, AU warns
Up to 6,000 Africans who fought for
(IS) jihadist group in Iraq and Syria could return home, the African Union's top security official warned Sunday, calling on countries to prepare for the threat.
© AFP | The Islamic State group has lost vast swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria
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