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Fearing ISIS spillover, France to push Tunisia aid

France's foreign minister travels to Tunisia on Thursday aiming to firm up security and economic ties as Tunis struggles with rising Islamist militancy fuelled...

Saudi bourse regulator tightens curbs on anonymous investors

Saudi Arabia's market regulator has further tightened its restrictions on anonymous investors trading shares through brokers, citing the need to prevent money laundering and...

Mali, U.S., and French forces react after extremists hit hotel

Islamic extremists armed with guns and throwing grenades stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Friday morning, killing at least three people and...

U.S. convoy was forced to “go back“ upon Syrian villagers Opposition

State media and an opposition war monitor reported that residents of a northeastern Syrian village blocked a road and threw stones at a U.S....

Turkish media say drone crashes near air base

A U.S. Predator drone crashed in southern Turkey on Wednesday, apparently because of a mechanical failure, an Air Force spokeswoman said. No injuries were...

Assad says he is ready for truce if "terrorists" do not exploit it

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday he was ready for a ceasefire, on condition "terrorists" did not use a lull in fighting to...

Turkey to release 38,000 prisoners, makes space in jails after coup

Turkey will release some 38,000 prisoners under a penal reform announced on Wednesday as the arrests of tens of thousands of people suspected of...

20 killed, 90 wounded in Nigeria mosque bombing

About 20 people were killed and 90 wounded by a bomb explosion in a mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday,...

Tunisia and IMF hold talks on credit, economic reforms

The IMF began talks with Tunisia on Thursday over a new credit programme, tied to measures to strengthen its economy and finances and likely...

European shares slip lower, led by Germany

European shares fell on Tuesday following strong gains in the previous session, with Germany underperforming after reporting industrial orders unexpectedly fell in August. Data showed...

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