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Egypt Intelligence Service provided weapons to rogue Qatari officers in failed 1996 coup attempt: Jazeera
Egypt
March 6, 2018
Egypt Intelligence Service provided weapons to rogue Qatari officers in failed 1996 coup attempt: Jazeera
Qatar-based TV network al-Jazeera recently broadcast a documentary series in which it accused Egypt of providing weapons to Qatari military…
Ruling Zimbabwe party works to force out Mugabe
World
November 17, 2017
Ruling Zimbabwe party works to force out Mugabe
Leaders of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s party are making plans to force him from office if the 93-year-old leader resists…
Mass trial of Turkey alleged coup ringleaders resumes
Middle East
October 30, 2017
Mass trial of Turkey alleged coup ringleaders resumes
A mass trial resumed in Turkey on Monday of more than 220 suspects, including former generals, accused of being among…
Turkey says doesn’t want Greece to become ‘safe haven’ for coup plotters
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Turkey says doesn’t want Greece to become ‘safe haven’ for coup plotters
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned Greece on Tuesday that Ankara didn’t want it to become a “safe haven” for…
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 25 soldiers in post-coup probe – sources
Middle East
October 12, 2017
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 25 soldiers in post-coup probe – sources
Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 25 soldiers across Turkey and the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in northern Cyprus,…
Mauritania votes to abolish Senate
World
August 7, 2017
Mauritania votes to abolish Senate
Mauritanians have voted in a referendum to abolish their Senate, in a victory for President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Opposition…
Nearly 500 on trial for Turkey’s failed coup; many face life
Middle East
August 2, 2017
Nearly 500 on trial for Turkey’s failed coup; many face life
Turkey put nearly 500 people on trial Tuesday on charges of leading last year’s failed coup, parading dozens of the…
Nearly 500 suspects stand trial over Turkey’s failed coup
Middle East
August 1, 2017
Nearly 500 suspects stand trial over Turkey’s failed coup
The trial is opening in Turkey of 486 suspects, including a number of generals and F-16 pilots, accused of leading…
The Latest: 7,400 civil servants dismissed in Turkey
Middle East
July 15, 2017
The Latest: 7,400 civil servants dismissed in Turkey
The Latest on the first anniversary since Turkey quashed last summer’s coup attempt (all times local): 2 p.m. Turkey has…
Turkey’s failed coup: Warrants issued for 105 tech experts
Middle East
July 11, 2017
Turkey’s failed coup: Warrants issued for 105 tech experts
Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for 105 information technology experts suspected of aiding last year’s…