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Egyptian President Sisi has been reprimanded over the conference while attack on Coptic community took place on the same day.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Egypt's Youth Forum ridiculed as nation…

Police apprehend alleged diamond smugglers; a newspaper defends Saudi Arabia; and Netanyahu backs death penalty bill.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Israeli press review: Diamonds and the death penalty

Iraqi Turkmens say they have been excluded from the new Iraqi government because they refuse to follow a sectarian approach to politics. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Why Iraqi Turkmens…

Once a driving force of economic growth, Turkey’s construction sector is among the first victims of the country’s economic turmoil, threatening a contagion effect on an array of other sectors.…

Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Intel: How Turkey sanctions relief risks leaving remaining US prisoners out to dry

Turkey and Germany are demonstrating willingness to set aside political rows and focus on economic ties, but the thaw in the relationship guarantees neither the investments Turkey expects nor the…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports weakening the broad interpretive authority the Supreme Court applies, but he does not seek a full-on clash with the judicial system while he himself is…

The governor of the Palestinian Monetary Authority, Azzam al-Shawa, announced an agreement with the Bank of Israel on a new mechanism creating an Israeli government body to handle Palestinian bank…

Egypt, feeling a chill in the air in Washington, is warming up to Russia. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Cairo bolsters bond with Moscow as US grows distant

Despite speculation that Turkey and the United States might repair their tense relations now that one key issue is settled, an Erdogan adviser called Turkey's shelling east of the Euphrates…