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EU-Turkey deal, complicated by PM’s exit, stumbles on terror laws

EU-Turkey deal, complicated by PM’s exit, stumbles on terror laws

European demands that Turkey bring broad anti-terrorism laws in line with tighter EU standards risk undermining their agreement to curb…
Israel air raids wound 4 in Gaza as border violence flares

Israel air raids wound 4 in Gaza as border violence flares

Israeli air strikes hit four targets in Gaza overnight, wounding four people, three of them children, medical and security sources…
Libya’s east tests muscle with oil shipment, troop dispatches

Libya’s east tests muscle with oil shipment, troop dispatches

By defiantly attempting to export their own oil and dispatching troops toward the center of the country, Libya's eastern factions…
Turkish ruling party preparing to replace PM Davutoglu: officials

Turkish ruling party preparing to replace PM Davutoglu: officials

Turkey's ruling party is set to replace Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at an extraordinary congress in the coming weeks, officials…
US, Russia agree to extend truce to Aleppo

US, Russia agree to extend truce to Aleppo

The United States said on Wednesday it had agreed with Russia to extend a cessation of hostilities agreement to include…
Syria war could spark confrontation between powers: think-tank

Syria war could spark confrontation between powers: think-tank

The chance of unintentional confrontation between foreign powers involved in Syria has risen as its five-year-old conflict turns into a…
UN Yemen envoy says peace talks to resume in Kuwait on Wednesday

UN Yemen envoy says peace talks to resume in Kuwait on Wednesday

UN backed peace talks to end Yemen's civil war will resume on Wednesday after they were suspended by the Yemeni…
The ‘bad boy’ cleric poised to be Iraq’s next kingmaker

The ‘bad boy’ cleric poised to be Iraq’s next kingmaker

For years after the 2003 American invasion of Iraq, the Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had an outsized influence on the…
Iraq holding hundreds of detainees in ‘inhumane conditions’: Amnesty

Iraq holding hundreds of detainees in ‘inhumane conditions’: Amnesty

Amnesty International said on Tuesday Iraq is holding more than 1,000 detainees, some as young as 15, without charge in…
UK’s Hammond says new initiative needed for Syria talks

UK’s Hammond says new initiative needed for Syria talks

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday he was deeply concerned about the state of the ceasefire in Syria…
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