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An Egyptian court has sentenced 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death for the killing of police officers in two separate cases, AFP reported.The sentence was handed down In Thursday at the Damanhour Criminal Court, north of the capital Cairo. The court convicted the group of several crimes, including the alleged bombing of a bus transporting police officers in the coastal Beheira governorate in 2015.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

The United States is deeply concerned by reports of an attack In an Israeli-managed tanker off Oman, US State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter said In Friday."We are also deeply concerned by the reports and are monitoring the situation closely," Porter said at a regular news briefing, according to Reuters.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said In Friday that Iran is "delaying" talks to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal and warned that the option to revive the deal would not remain open forever."I see with growing unease that Iran is In the Ine hand delaying the resumption of nuclear negotiations in Vienna, and In the other moving ever further away from the core elements of the deal," Maas told Der Spiegel in an interview.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

The US State Department said In Friday it has approved the potential sale of 18 CH-53K heavy lift helicopters to Israel in a deal valued at up to $3.4 billion, Reuters reported.The package would include engines, navigation systems, weaponry, support equipment, spares and technical support. Lockheed Martin Corp and General Electric Co are the prime contractors In the deal.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Ambassador Gilad Erdan congratulates Deborah Lipstadt who was nominated to be the State Department"s anti-Semitism envoy.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Roman Abramovich alleges he was defamed in a book chronicling Vladimir Putin's rise to power after the fall of the Soviet Union.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke In Friday with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease expert, in the wake of the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus."Had great discussion with Dr. Fauci about dealing with the Delta pandemic. We"ll be sharing data and methods In booster shot and course of action," tweeted Bennett.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)