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Egyptian Court Orders News Site Closed as Critics Warn of a Crackdown

Mada Masr, one of Egypt’s few independent media outlets, said a judge ordered it closed for operating without a license and detained its editor in chief.

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Lina Attalah, co-founder and editor in chief of the Cairo-based online newspaper Mada Masr, in Cairo in 2020.
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Egypt OKs Military Aid to Saudis in Fight With Houthis

The Egyptians will commit forces for defensive purposes only, officials have said, as the kingdom exchanges increasingly deadly strikes with the Iranian-backed militia in Yemen.

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The Egyptian Parliament building on Monday.
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Flurry of Diplomacy in Iran Amid Reports of U.S. and Israeli Plans to Renew War

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan made a rare joint visit to Tehran amid reports that the U.S. and Israel were drawing up plans to renew their attacks on Iran.

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Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in July. He will meet with a delegation from countries in the Mecca Pact to discuss conflict in the region, according to an Iranian official.
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Saudi Arabia Faces More Attacks as It Reels From Airport Strikes

The Saudi authorities said they were fending off drone and missile attacks after a weekend of confrontation with the Houthi militia in Yemen, whose patrons Iran offered to mediate.

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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran earlier this month.
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Saudi Arabia Faces More Attacks as It Reels From Airport Strikes

The Saudi authorities said they were fending off drone and missile attacks after a weekend of confrontation with the Houthi militia in Yemen, whose patrons Iran offered to mediate.

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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran earlier this month.
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