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Egypt marks overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood president with new holiday

Egypt is celebrating the army's 2013 overthrow of former President Morsi with a new national holiday. On Thursday warplanes flew over the capital, Cairo, where...

King, Putin discuss Syria crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman about finding a solution to the Syria crisis, just...

Turkish police officer killed, 9 wounded in PKK clash

Diyarbakir, Turkey, Nov 3, 2017 (AFP) - One Turkish police officer was killed and nine others were wounded on Friday in a raid to...

Putin sends S-400 missiles to Syria to deter Turkey

In a move raising the potential threat of a Russia-NATO conflict, Russia said on Wednesday it will deploy long-range air defense missiles to its...

Merkel tells Britain no "cherry-picking" in Brexit talks

Chancellor Angela Merkel told Britain on Tuesday it will not be able to not cherry-pick the parts of the European Union it wants, such...

Iran lifts ban on non-Muslim city council member after outcry

A top Iranian body on Saturday lifted a ban imposed by a hardline-led council on a politician from the minority Zoroastrian religion who had...

Yemen rebel delegation in Saudi for talks, says Jubeir

A delegation of Shiite Houthi rebels from Yemen is holding talks in Riyadh, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Monday, ahead of a planned...

India's prime minister in Saudi Arabia for first visit

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Saudi King Salman on Sunday during his first official visit to the kingdom, home to a large...

ISIS claims responsibility for attack in Homs, Syria

ISIS said it was responsible for a suicide attack in the Syrian government-controlled city of Homs on Tuesday that killed several people. The Islamist militant...

Russia targets Raqqa, U.S. strikes more ISIS oil facilities

Russia maybe have used cruise missiles to target Islamist militants’ stronghold in Syria on Tuesday and U.S.-led military coalition staged 23 air strikes against...

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