CALL FOR "REBELLION"
The Muslim Brotherhood have called for a rebellion against President Abdel Fattah el Sisi. The group says nine of the movement's leaders were shot dead after being arrested in Cairo on Wednesday. The group called on the Egyptian people to come out in rebellion and in defence of the country, themselves and their children. Earlier on June 16th, Cairo’s Criminal Court sentenced deposed president Mohamed Morsi and 90 Brotherhood members to death.

BAILOUT TALKS POSTPONED
Eurozone finance ministers have decided against further bailout talks with Greece until the country holds a referendum this Sunday. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has urged citizens to vote against the austerity measures creditors offered last week. International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has said that the institution would still try to help Greece and stated the referendum would bring clarity to the situation. On Tuesday, Greece moved closer to abandoning the euro after it missed its deadline to repay 1.7 billion dollars to the IMF.

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS RESTORED
The US and Cuba have set July 20th as the official date to open embassies in Havana and Washington. President Barack Obama and President Raul Castro exchanged letters on Wednesday to re-establish US-Cuban diplomatic relations. The decision is the biggest step taken by both countries to end 54 years of hostility that dates back to the Cold War.

‘RED LINE’ VIOLATIONS
Turkey declares the west of the Euphrates River in Northern Syria a ‘red line’ and says any incursion by the Democratic Union Party or ISIS along the Turkish-Syrian border is unacceptable. The country’s National Security Council has disapproved attacks by the Syrian regime in the north of Idlib. The Turkish government considers the Democratic Union Party and the outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party Syrian affiliates. Turkey recognises both ISIS and the PKK as terrorist groups.

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