Egypt News By Asfory
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Russia has sent sophisticated anti-ship missiles to Syria, US media report.

The New York Times quotes unnamed US officials as saying the missiles could be used to counter any potential future foreign military intervention in Syria.

Without confirming details, Russia’s foreign minister said Russian supplies did not break any international rules.

It comes amid growing alarm that chemical weapons may be being used in Syria, something US President Barack Obama has said would be “a red line”.

Meanwhile efforts continue to arrange an international conference on Syria.

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met Mr Lavrov in Sochi on Friday to discuss the plans for the conference, which would aim to bring together the Syrian opposition and members of President Bashar al-Assad’s government.

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Egyptian police have sealed off the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in protest at the abduction of seven security personnel in Sinai.

Reports say police locked the gates and placed barbed wire at the entrance.

Rafah is the only regular exit from Gaza for 1.6m Palestinians living there. Other crossings into Israel are allowed only in exceptional cases.

The three policemen and four soldiers were captured while travelling in the peninsula, east of El Arish.

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بدأ عشرات المتظاهرين يتوافدون إلى ميدان التحرير بالعاصمة المصرية القاهرة ظهر الجمعة للمشاركة في فعاليات ما أطلق عليه “مليونية العودة إلى الميدان” التي دعا إليها عدد من قوى وحركات المعارضة.

وتأتي المظاهرات للاحتجاج على سياسات حكومة الرئيس محمد مرسي وجماعة الإخوان المسلمين التي ينتمي إليها.
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قالت مصادر لـ”بي بي سي” إن بائع خضروات مات بعدما أضرم النار في نفسه احتجاجا على طريقة تعامل السلطات معه.

وتجمع نحو مئة شخص الخميس احتجاجا على الحادث أمام مركز للشرطة السعودية.

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Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews have protested in Jerusalem against plans to force members of their community to serve in the Israeli military.

Several people were arrested after bottles, stones and a smoke grenade were thrown at police. Protesters and police were hurt in the clashes.

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis are currently exempt from military service while they study in religious schools or yeshivas.

Secular Israelis object to this and plans are being made to enlist them.

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A constitutional body in Iran has ruled that women cannot run in presidential elections scheduled for 14 June.

Mohammad Yazdi, a clerical member of the Guardian Council, said the constitution ruled out the participation of women.

Thirty women registered as candidates but there had been little expectation they would be allowed to stand.

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كشف الأهلي عن نيته مواجهة هال سيتي الإنجليزي وديا في يونيو المقبل في لندن بعد التنسيق على موعد يناسب الفريقين.

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Seven members of the Egyptian security forces have been seized by unidentified kidnappers in the Sinai peninsula, Egyptian officials say.

The three policemen and four soldiers were captured while travelling in minibuses in northern Sinai, east of the city of El Arish.

The kidnappers are said to be demanding the release from prison of jailed relatives.

Reports say local Bedouin tribal leaders have been asked to mediate.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has also summoned the defence and interior ministers to update him on the situation.

Sinai has become increasingly lawless since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in 2011.

There have been several incidents in which Western tourists and other foreigners have been kidnapped.

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The BBC has been shown evidence apparently corroborating reports of a chemical attack in Syria last month.

A BBC correspondent who visited the northern town of Saraqeb was told by eyewitnesses that government helicopters had dropped at least two devices containing poisonous gas.

The government has vehemently denied claims it has used chemical agents.

The US has warned that such a development would be a “red line” for possible intervention.

However, President Barack Obama has said the current intelligence on possible chemical weapon usage did not constitute sufficient proof.
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أظهر تسجيل فيديو بث الخميس مقاتلين من جبهة النصرة المرتبطة بتنظيم القاعدة في سوريا وهم يعدمون 11 رجلا اتهموهم بالمشاركة في مذابح نفذتها قوات الرئيس بشار الأسد.

وأطلق ملثم الرصاص على كل واحد منهم في مؤخرة الرأس وهم راكعون ومعصوبو الأعين بمحافظة دير الزور بشرق سوريا.

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