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December 25, 2017

Three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack

Two soldiers were killed and another was wounded in an attack by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants which took place as the troops were carrying out security operations in...

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December 25, 2017

Iran confirms upholding death sentence for academic over spying

Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a Sweden-based Iranian academic convicted of spying for Israel, reports Reuters. Ahmadreza Djalali, a medical doctor and lecturer at the Karolinska...

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December 25, 2017

Bahrain sentences six to death for ‘assassination plot’

Bahrain’s top military court sentenced six men to death on Monday after convicting them of charges including plotting to assassinate the Gulf state’s armed forces chief, state media reported...

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December 25, 2017

Christmas mass in Turkey

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December 25, 2017

Iraq invites bids to build new Kirkuk export pipeline

Iraq has given foreign energy companies a month to signal their interest in building a new export pipeline from the Kirkuk oilfields in the north of the country. The...

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December 25, 2017

Chess federation says Israel excluded from Saudi-hosted match

Israeli players have been denied visas to participate in a speed chess championship hosted by Saudi Arabia this week, a vice president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) said...

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December 25, 2017

Italy PM plans to shift military forces from Iraq to Niger

Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Sunday he would propose to parliament transferring some of the country’s troops stationed in Iraq to Niger to fight people smuggling and...

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December 25, 2017

Lorde cancels show in Israel in support of BDS

Pop star Lorde cancelled her planned concert in Israel in response to calls for her to respect the Palestinian call for boycott. Here is @Lorde's statement on the cancellation...

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December 25, 2017

Egypt security forces kill 9 suspected militants in raid – ministry

Egyptian security forces on Sunday killed nine suspected militants in a shootout in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, the interior ministry said in a statement. The ministry said...

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December 25, 2017

Egypt detains 15 after dozens attack Coptic church south of Cairo

Egyptian authorities have detained 15 people pending an investigation into an attack on an unlicensed Coptic Christian church in a village south of Cairo, a security source said to...

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