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Iraq PM Abadi to visit White House this month - 03/07/2017

Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump will host Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Washington this month, the White House said Tuesday, a fence-mending meeting as the two...

Egyptians protest over new bread subsidies system - 03/07/2017

Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Dozens of Egyptians protested across the country on Tuesday because they were unable to get their share of subsidised bread, police said.   The protests followed a supply...

New Trump travel order remains a Muslim ban: US rights groups - 03/06/2017

Washington, United States | AFP | US civil rights groups on Monday roundly slammed President Donald Trump's revised immigration order as a "Muslim ban" in all but name, and vowed to keep fighting it...

Season of Deals Between Washington and Moscow From Syria to Ukraine - 03/05/2017

The prospect for American-Russian understandings remains open, despite the decrease in the momentum for them recently, caused by resurgent distrust. A survey of views encountered at the Valdai Club...

Crashed Syrian plane's pilot in Turkish hospital - 03/05/2017

Ankara, Turkey | AFP | A Syrian military pilot whose aircraft crashed in Turkey near the two countries' border is in hospital having been found after a nine-hour search, the Anadolu news agency said...

Turkey's Erdogan likens Germany's blocking rallies to 'Nazi practices' - 03/05/2017

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out Sunday at Germany for blocking several rallies there ahead of an April vote in Turkey on boosting his powers as head of...

US targets Al-Qaeda in second day of Yemen strikes - 03/04/2017

Aden, Yemen | AFP | US warplanes pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day Friday, killing eight militants, security and tribal sources said, as Washington steps up its air war...

Turkey criticises Merkel reaction to cancelled rallies - 03/04/2017

Ankara, Turkey | AFP | Turkey hit back at German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday for not criticising the decision by authorities in Germany to ban rallies in support of expanding President...

Thousands flee Syria army advance in north - 03/04/2017

Beirut, Lebanon | AFP | Tens of thousands of Syrian civilians have fled advancing Russian-backed regime forces fighting Islamic State group jihadists in the north over the past week, a monitoring...

Iraq forces meet 'fierce' resistance in southwest Mosul: commander - 03/01/2017

Mosul, Iraq | AFP | Iraqi special forces are facing "fierce" resistance as they battle the Islamic State group in southwest Mosul, a commander said on Wednesday.   Iraq launched a major push on...
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