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A return to regular activity in Iran

Iran said Sunday it will allow "low-risk" economic activities to resume from April 11 as its daily Coronavirus infection rates slowed for a fifth...

Turkey says it will hold military drills in eastern Mediterranean

ISTANBUL/ATHENS (Reuters) - Turkey said on Thursday it will hold firing exercises in the eastern Mediterranean on Sept 1-2, the latest in a series...

Turkey kills 54 Kurd militants in crackdown

Turkish security forces have killed 54 Kurdish militants during a major operation to root out Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels from two urban centres,...

Turkey sees possible foreign ISIS link in Istanbul airport attack

At least one of three suspected Islamic State (ISIS) suicide bombers who killed 42 people at Istanbul airport is thought to be a foreigner...

Arab League labels Hezbollah terrorist organisation

The Arab League labelled Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah a terrorist organisation on Friday, Egyptian state media said, as tensions rise between Sunni and Shi'ite powers...

Syrian refugee launches luxury sneaker brand in France

When Daniel Essa fled Syria in 2014, he faced an uncertain future as a refugee in France, where he knew few people and less...

Putin says will not agree to outside force to rule Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would never agree to any outside force deciding on who should rule Syria and added that...

Hamburg Islamist knife attacker gets life in prison

A Palestinian jihadist who killed one man and wounded six other people in a German supermarket knife rampage last year was sentenced on Thursday...

Iraq needs Kurds in battle against ISIS, says Zebari

The Iraqi army will need Kurdish fighters' help to retake Mosul, the largest city under the control of Islamic State, Iraqi FinanceMinister Hoshiyar Zebari...

Egypt's oldest secular university honours Saudi King Salman

Egypt's oldest secular university has granted King Salman of Saudi Arabia an honorary doctorate for his "unique services" to Arabs and Muslims. Cairo University bestowed...

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