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US weighs sanctions on Libyan factions to try to halt proxy war
World

US weighs sanctions on Libyan factions to try to halt proxy war

The United States is considering imposing sanctions on Libya's combative factions to try to prevent a proxy conflict fueled by…
Rights group: At least 5.8 million Syrians displaced
World

Rights group: At least 5.8 million Syrians displaced

Around 5.8 million Syrian refugees have taken shelter in neighboring countries since the beginning of the conflict in March 2011,…
Greece, Egypt, Cyprus urge Turkey to quit gas search off island
Egypt

Greece, Egypt, Cyprus urge Turkey to quit gas search off island

The governments of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus urged Turkey on Wednesday to stop trying to chart gas deposits in areas…
Iraqi peshmerga fighters head for Syria to fight Islamic State
World

Iraqi peshmerga fighters head for Syria to fight Islamic State

Iraqi peshmerga fighters headed for the Syrian town of Kobani on Tuesday to help fellow Kurds repel an Islamic State advance…
Minister denies intentions to cancel free trade agreement with Turkey
Business

Minister denies intentions to cancel free trade agreement with Turkey

Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour has said that Egypt respects its treaties with other countries, denying intentions…
Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani
World

Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani

Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish…
Sisi: Silence is best response to Turkish and Qatari insults
Egypt

Sisi: Silence is best response to Turkish and Qatari insults

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that silence is the best reply to insults made by Qatar and Turkey to…
Kurds reject Erdogan report of deal with Syrian rebels to aid besieged Kobani
World

Kurds reject Erdogan report of deal with Syrian rebels to aid besieged Kobani

A senior Syrian Kurdish official on Friday rejected a report from Turkey's president that Syrian Kurds had agreed to let…
Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane
World

Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane

Turkey on Monday said it was assisting Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to cross its borders to join Syrian Kurdish forces…
Islamic State seizes one third of Syrian town Kobani
World

Islamic State seizes one third of Syrian town Kobani

Islamic State fighters have seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani despite US-led air strikes…
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