en_il-hotdailynews: 2015-07-01 Israel Middle East

Three Egypt 'militants' killed in accidental blast
The Sun Daily
CAIRO: Three suspected militants were killed in a car explosion in the October 6 suburb of the Egyptian capital on Tuesday, police said. The blast came a day after the top prosecutor was killed in a car bombing in Cairo, prompting President Abdel ...
Egyptian President Vows Swifter Justice for Terrorists After Assassination   New York Times
Egypt's president vows 'swift justice' after assassination of prosecutor   OCRegister
Sisi pledges tougher laws after prosecutor killing   The Nation
Huffington Post
The Straits Times
The Daily Star
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IS beheads two civilian women in Syria
The Hindu
The Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria on accusations of “sorcery”, the first such executions of female civilians in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday. “The Islamic State group executed two women by beheading ...

In first, Islamic State Beheads 2 Syria Women for 'Sorcery': NGO   NDTV
Islamic State beheads two Syrian women accused of witchcraft   Irish Times
Jihadists behead women for 'sorcery'   The Times (subscription)
The Daily Star
Huffington Post
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South Sudan army raped then burnt girls alive: UN
Daily Times
South Sudan's army raped then torched girls alive inside their homes during a recent campaign notable for its “new brutality and intensity”, a UN rights report said Tuesday. Rights investigators from the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) warned of ...

UN accuses S.Sudan gov't forces of abusing, burning women alive   Reuters Africa
IMF says Sudanese economy could face fiscal gap on oil price fallout   Sudan Tribune
South Sudan's military 'gang-raped then burned women alive' in hunt for rebels   Telegraph.co.uk

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Haaretz

WATCH: Israel releases animated video likening Iran to ISIS
Haaretz
Video's release coincides with deadline set by world powers and Islamic Republic to reach an interim deal on the latter's nuclear program. By Haaretz | Jun. 1, 2015 | 2:30 AM. submit to reddit. A screengrab from the Israeli video likening Iran to ISIS ...
WATCH: Israeli cartoon warns - 'Iran is like ISIS, just much bigger'   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Israel's Cartoon Diplomacy Equates Iran and Islamic State   New York Times
Israel's prime minister tweets cartoon comparing Iran to the Islamic State   Washington Post (blog)
Huffington Post
NDTV
TheBlaze.com
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Iraqi PM fires top military general after Isis defeats
Newsweek
Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi has fired the country's most senior military officer following the army's sub-par performance in the battle to oust Isis from the country, his spokesperson has confirmed. General Babaker Zebari, a Kurd who was the ...
Iraqi chief of staff retired by prime minister   Middle East Eye
Official: PM Abadi removes Iraqi Army chief of staff   Rudaw
Iraqi PM retires army chief of staff: Spokesman   Press TV
BasNews
Iraq Oil Report
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Tributes paid to second Scots couple confirmed dead in terror Tunisia attack
The National
TRIBUTES have been paid to Billy and Lisa Graham from Perthshire, after it was confirmed yesterday that the Scottish couple were among the 38 killed in Friday's devastating shooting attack in Tunisia. Lindsay Graham, the brother of Billy, confirmed the ...
Football chief leads tributes to Scots killed by Tunisia terrorist   Express.co.uk
Tunisia attack: Jim and Anne McQuire and Billy and Lisa Graham killed   BBC News
Tributes paid to Tunisia beach massacre victims Billy and Lisa Graham as pal ...   Scottish Daily Record
BreakingNews.ie
Scotsman
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Kaag hails Army's critical role in security
The Daily Star
From left, Moqbel, Kaag and Kahwagi during their visit to Arsal, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. (The Daily Star/Lebanese Army Website, HO). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. The Daily Star. BEIRUT: U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag described ...

8 Syrians arrested in Lebanon on terror charges   GlobalPost
Lebanese army arrests eight Syrians on terrorism charges   Al-Bawaba
Army Arrests 8 Syrians near Arsal for Links to Terrorist Groups   Al-Manar TV
Naharnet
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Haaretz

Middle East Updates / US says no evidence Jordan, Turkey considering Syria ...
Haaretz
ISIS releases audio clip of suicide bomber that attacked Kuwaiti mosque; Cameron: ISIS planning attacks against Britain. By Haaretz | Jun. 29, 2015 | 10:00 PM | 1. submit to reddit. The Turkish army's armored vehicles return from Syria, near Suruc ...
US says no evidence Jordan, Turkey considering Syria buffer zones   The Star Online
Establishing Syria buffer zone is 'remarkable challenge,' US warns   Today's Zaman
US not to provide support if Turkey imposes buffer zone in Syria unilaterally ...   Daily Sabah
Al Jazeera America
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NDTV

Qatar's troubled 'kafala' system proves hard to change
DAWN.com
DOHA: Despite claims of its imminent demise, Qatar's controversial 'kafala' sponsorship system — which critics say is a direct cause of misery and abuse for many foreign workers — clings stubbornly to life. On Monday, in a sign of how entrenched the ...
Washington Post's Qatar death claims 'revised' into oblivion   The Guardian
Qatar reaffirm 'kafala' promise to migrant workers but critics hit out at ...   Sport360°

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US lifts ban on security aid to Bahrain
The Nation
WASHINGTON - The United States has lifted its ban on security assistance to Bahrain that was imposed after the nation's crackdown on demonstrators in 2011. The move will allow the United States to provide antitank missiles, Humvees, ammunition and ...

Bahrain's human rights still fall short, despite Washington policy shift   Al Jazeera America
Bahrain welcomes US lifting ban on armed sales   Kuwait News Agency
US Lifting of Ban on Military Aid to Bahrain 'Linked to Iran Nuclear Deal'   Sputnik International
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