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April 15, 2017

Rouhani says Iran needs "no one's permission" to build missiles

Iran will ask “no one’s permission” to build up its missile capability, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, in what appeared to be a defiant response to US efforts...

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April 15, 2017

Egyptian court jails Mubarak-era minister for corruption

An Egyptian criminal court sentenced former interior minister Habib Al-Adly, who served under ousted President Hosni Mubarak, to seven years in jail on Saturday after finding him guilty of...

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April 15, 2017

Referendum will either indict or vindicate Turkey’s political past

As Turkey gears up for a historic referendum on Sunday, Istanbul is teeming with banners, rallies and – most importantly in a democracy – opinions. As is the norm...

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April 15, 2017

Bomb blast on bus convoy kills, wounds dozens outside Syria's Aleppo

A bomb blast hit a bus convoy waiting to enter Aleppo on Saturday, killing and wounding dozens of people after an evacuation deal between Syria’s warring sides halted and...

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April 15, 2017

Baghdad market blast leaves 2 dead, 4 injured

At least two people were killed when a bomb went off near a public market in southern Baghdad yesterday, according to an Iraqi police official. “Two civilians were killed...

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April 15, 2017

Top Al-Qaeda leader killed by Yemeni tribesmen

A senior leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group was killed by armed tribesmen on Friday in Yemen’s southeastern Shabwah province, according to a local security source. “Ahmed Awad Barhamah...

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April 15, 2017

Final rallies as Turkey approaches zero hour on referendum

Campaigners in Turkey are pushing for votes on the final day of campaigning ahead of a referendum on whether to expand presidential powers, with supporters of both “yes” and...

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April 15, 2017

Trudeau: Assad must step down for Syria to have peace

Canada has slapped sanctions on 27 high-ranking Syrian government officials in an effort to force Bashar al-Assad to stop using violence against his people and remove him from power,...

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April 15, 2017

More than 55 million Turks to vote in historic referendum

More than 55 million Turkish citizens will vote Sunday on the April 16 referendum proposing constitutional changes, including giving wide-ranging executive powers to the president. Citizens will go to...

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April 15, 2017

Bomb blast kills 5 in central Sudan

At least five people were reportedly killed in a bomb explosion in central Sudan’s North Kordofan state on Saturday. The bomb exploded in a crowded market in El-Obied city,...

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