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'Tahrir Harassment' Trials End In Sexual Assault Convictions

7:54am July 24, 2014

Sexual assault convictions have been handed down to some Egyptian men, after several women were attacked during celebrations for incoming President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

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What Would Demilitarizing Gaza Entail?

7:39am July 24, 2014

Aaron David Miller of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars talks with Steve Inskeep about Israel's call to demilitarize Gaza and whether such a proposal is realistic.

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The radical Islamic State has ordered shop owners to cover the faces of mannequins in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, shop owners say. The Islamic State has begun enforcing its strict interpretation of Islamic law in the city and other places it control

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Common Ground Between Iraq's Rebels May Be Crumbling

10:36pm July 23, 2014

by Leila Fadel

The radical Islamic State and former associates of Saddam Hussein have fought together against Iraq's government. But the fault lines between the unlikely partners are beginning to show.

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Palestinian Imad Abudayyah and his son, Ghassan, speak to relatives in the Gaza Strip via Skype from Ramallah in the West Bank. Israeli restrictions make it extremely difficult to travel between the two territories. West Bank Palestinians have largely bee

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As Gaza Fighting Rages, West Bank Palestinians Can Only Watch

2:31pm July 23, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The West Bank and Gaza are less than 40 miles apart, and many Palestinians have ties to both places. Yet the current fighting has made it even harder than usual to stay in touch, let alone visit.

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Kerry's Aim In Egypt: First, Get Israel And Hamas To Cease Fire

1:13pm July 22, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo trying to help forge a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

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After An Ultimatum, Christians Flee Iraqi City

8:30am July 21, 2014

by Leila Fadel

For the first time since the first century, there are basically no Christians left in the historic Iraqi city of Mosul.

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Death Toll Climbs In Israel-Gaza Conflict Amid Attempts At Cease-Fire

8:09pm July 20, 2014

Israel widened its operation into Gaza Sunday and each side had the highest death toll of this two-week-old conflict. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Daniel Estrin in Jerusalem about this deadly day.

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Israel Intensifies Ground Operation In Gaza

11:45am July 19, 2014

International correspondent Ari Shapiro talks with NPR's Scott Simon from Jerusalem about about the second day of the Israeli military's ground operation of the Gaza Strip.

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Israeli army flares illuminate the sky above the Gaza Strip on Friday. At least three people, including two children, ages 4 and 7, were killed by Israeli tank fire in Gaza, medics said.

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Inside Gaza And Under Israeli Fire, A Family Tries To Stay Safe

7:54pm July 18, 2014

by Emily Harris

The Israeli army's invasion on the margins of the Gaza Strip has already wreaked havoc and injury for Gazans. A day in the life of the Abu Tawila family illustrates that stark and tragic reality.

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Wrap-up: The Day's Events In Eastern Ukraine And Gaza

7:54pm July 18, 2014

by Robert Siegel

Audie Cornish and Robert Siegel offer a summary of what's now known about the two big stories of the day: the shot-down Malaysian jet, and the mounting Israeli ground invasion in the Gaza Strip.

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