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Suicide bomber kills 26, wounds 71 south of Baghdad
A suicide attacker detonated an explosive belt in a park outside Baghdad on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding…
IS tells civilians in Syria’s Palmyra to flee
The Islamic State group called on the 15,000 or so civilians still living in Palmyra to leave the famed ancient…
Egypt’s prosecution’s appeal deters release of detained ‘anti-torture…
Mahmoud Mohamed Hussein, the Egyptian teenager who was ordered released on bail on Tuesday after spending over two…
Turkey says Brussels attacker deported in 2015, Belgium ignored warning
One of the attackers in the Brussels suicide bombings was deported last year from Turkey, and Belgium subsequently…
Kerry tells Russia he wants to see further reduction in Syria violence
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday a fragile partial truce in Syria had reduced levels of violence…
Iraq launches operation to retake second city Mosul from IS
Iraqi troops and militia launched a long-awaited operation on Thursday to recapture second city Mosul from…
Syria regime forces close in on IS group-held Palmyra
Syrian pro-government forces were poised to launch an assault to retake the Islamic State group-held city of…
Sisi discusses development plans with new ministers
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed comprehensive development plans with the cabinet's 10 newly sworn…
New NGO law to be submitted to Egypt’s parliament
Egypt's Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Magdi El-Agati said on Tuesday that a new government-drafted NGO law…
Egypt to sign 1 bln euro French arms deals
Egypt is set to sign 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) worth of deals with France in mid-April to purchase warships…