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October 7, 2018

Turkey’s Erdogan tells ministers to stop using US firm McKinsey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had ordered his ministers to stop receiving consulting services from US firm McKinsey, after a government deal with it came under...

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October 7, 2018

Fraud-accused businessman returns to Iran – state media

An Iranian businessman accused of defrauding thousands of investors was returned to Iran with Interpol’s help on Saturday after he fled abroad, state media reported, a week after Tehran...

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October 7, 2018

Golan Druze gather at border, chanting loyalty to Syria’s Assad

Carrying Syrian flags and pictures of President Bashar al-Assad, dozens of Arab Druze who live on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights gathered on Saturday to celebrate what they consider to...

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October 7, 2018

Lebanon parliament speaker says government formation ‘back to zero’

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Saturday said the process of forming a government more than five months after a national election had returned “to zero”, after saying earlier...

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October 7, 2018

Yemen’s Houthis arrest protesters in Sanaa

Yemen’s Houthi group said they arrested a number of people in Sanaa on Saturday, following demonstrations called to protest against economic hardship. Sanaa residents told Reuters dozens were arrested,...

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October 7, 2018

Erdogan vows to ‘finish’ Kurdish militants in Iraq to avenge dead soldiers

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday vowed to “finish” Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Sinjar and Qandil regions to avenge eight Turkish soldiers killed in a bomb attack in southeastern...

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October 7, 2018

Netanyahu says will meet Putin soon on Syria security coordination

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon to discuss security coordination over Syria, amid friction with Moscow over Israel’s air...

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October 6, 2018

Turkish police believe Saudi journalist was killed at consulate

Turkish authorities believe that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared four days ago after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, was killed inside the consulate, two Turkish sources said on...

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October 6, 2018

Turkey starts investigation into disappearance of Saudi journalist

Turkish prosecutors have begun investigating the disappearance of prominent Saudi commentator Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing for four days after entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkish broadcaster...

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October 6, 2018

Yemen’s Houthis arrest protesters in Sanaa

Yemen’s Houthi group arrested a number of people in Sanaa on Saturday, following demonstrations over economic hardship. Sanaa residents told Reuters dozens were arrested, including 16 female students. The...

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