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Tunisian premier names government, appoints new finance minister

Tunisian premier names government, appoints new finance minister

Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Youssef Chahed named his new government on Saturday, appointing a former investment official as finance minister and…
Bombing at wedding in southern Turkey kills at least 50

Bombing at wedding in southern Turkey kills at least 50

The suicide bomber who attacked a wedding party in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep on Saturday killing 51 people…
Turkey wants to repair ties with Egypt: PM

Turkey wants to repair ties with Egypt: PM

Turkey wants to repair its ties with Egypt, after relations soured over the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in…
Incendiary bombs dropped on hospital, Syrian rebel group says

Incendiary bombs dropped on hospital, Syrian rebel group says

A Syrian army helicopter dropped incendiary "barrel bombs" on the only hospital in besieged, opposition-held Daraya early on Friday, putting…
Libya’s jihadist challenge to last beyond Sirte defeat

Libya’s jihadist challenge to last beyond Sirte defeat

The grand ambitions scrawled on a wall near the Libyan city of Sirte's Mediterranean sea front look fanciful now: "Islamic…
US withdraws staff from Saudi Arabia dedicated to Yemen planning

US withdraws staff from Saudi Arabia dedicated to Yemen planning

The US military has withdrawn from Saudi Arabia its personnel who were coordinating with the Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen,…
Turkey’s Erdogan links coup suspects, PKK to bomb attacks

Turkey’s Erdogan links coup suspects, PKK to bomb attacks

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused followers of a U.S.-based Islamic cleric he blames for last month's coup attempt…
Saudi-led coalition says it regrets MSF decision to evacuate staff from Yemen

Saudi-led coalition says it regrets MSF decision to evacuate staff from Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition expressed deep regret over a decision by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to evacuate staff from northern Yemen…
Palestinians take tentative step towards local elections

Palestinians take tentative step towards local elections

Palestinian political parties began registering candidates for municipal elections on Wednesday, the first step in years towards a democratic vote…
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