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July 9, 2017

Erdogan says US stance stalls Turkish ratification of Paris climate deal

The US decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement means Turkey is less inclined to ratify the deal because the US move jeopardises compensation promised to developing...

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July 9, 2017

Egyptian police kill 16 gunmen in raids targeting militants

Egyptian police officers have shot dead 16 gunmen in two shootouts, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday, adding that most of those killed were fugitive militants linked to...

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July 9, 2017

Egypt: 292 on trial for attempting to kill Sisi

Some 292 people have been referred for trial in a military court in Egypt accused of attempting to assassinate Present Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, judicial sources revealed yesterday. Head of...

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July 9, 2017

US-Russian ceasefire takes effect in southwest Syria

A US-Russian brokered ceasefire deal for southwestern Syria took effect at noon (0900 GMT) on Sunday, the latest international attempt at peacemaking in the six-year war. The United States,...

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July 9, 2017

Erdogan says Turkey will respond to any threats on its border

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey would not watch passively as weapons are sent to Kurdish fighters on its southern border, saying his country would respond to any...

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July 9, 2017

Italy arrests Chechen man suspected of Daesh link

Italian police said on Saturday they had arrested a Chechen man suspected of being a militant of Daesh and involvement in attacks in the Chechen capital Grozny in 2014....

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July 9, 2017

Lebanese army prosecutor to probe death of 4 Syrians in custody

A Lebanese military prosecutor ordered forensics to examine the bodies of four Syrians who died in army custody last week following calls for an inquiry by rights groups, a...

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July 9, 2017

Egypt aims to double its production of ‘white gold’

Egypt aims to double production of its most famous export, the silky soft cotton once known as “white gold”, after a period of slumping output, an Agriculture Ministry spokesman...

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July 9, 2017

UK: Progress can be made to ease Qatar-Gulf rift

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Saturday progress could be made to heal a rift between Qatar and other Arab states, although a solution was unlikely to be...

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July 9, 2017

Egyptian police kill two men in shootout in Giza

Security forces killed two men in an exchange of gunfire in Giza, a senior security official told Egypt’s state news agency MENA on Saturday. The official said the men,...

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