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Truck attack in Nice reflects ‘new normal’ for Europe
World
July 15, 2016
Truck attack in Nice reflects ‘new normal’ for Europe
European leaders and security chiefs have a sobering message after the Bastille Day killings in Nice: such lone attacks using…
Truck attacker plows into French crowd, kills 84 celebrating Bastille Day
World
July 15, 2016
Truck attacker plows into French crowd, kills 84 celebrating Bastille Day
A gunman at the wheel of a heavy truck plowed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of…
UN envoy hopes for Syria progress in US-Russian talks in Moscow
World
July 14, 2016
UN envoy hopes for Syria progress in US-Russian talks in Moscow
U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura voiced hope on Thursday that a U.S.-Russian meeting would achieve progress on the Syria…
Sirte battle risks widening Libya political splits
Middle East
July 11, 2016
Sirte battle risks widening Libya political splits
When Western officials cajoled Libya's warring factions to support a unity government this year, they said it was a chance…
At least 35 killed in attack on Shi’ite mausoleum north of Baghdad
Middle East
July 9, 2016
At least 35 killed in attack on Shi’ite mausoleum north of Baghdad
Islamic State claimed a triple suicide attack on Thursday evening near a Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad, which killed at…
Libya oil guards back NOC state oil company, preparing to reopen fields
Business
July 8, 2016
Libya oil guards back NOC state oil company, preparing to reopen fields
Libya's oil guard brigades, which control Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, two major export terminals closed since 2014, are working…
Six Egyptian workers kidnapped en route home from Libya: Foreign Ministry
Egypt
July 6, 2016
Six Egyptian workers kidnapped en route home from Libya: Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it is looking into the kidnapping in Libya of six Egyptian workers as…
Egypt reacts angrily to Erdogan’s critique of policy on Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt
July 5, 2016
Egypt reacts angrily to Erdogan’s critique of policy on Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt has reacted angrily to comments from Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan in which he slammed Egypt's "oppressive regime" for…
Suicide bombers hit three Saudi cities, killing at least four officers
Middle East
July 5, 2016
Suicide bombers hit three Saudi cities, killing at least four officers
Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least four security officers in an apparently coordinated…
Iraqis want crackdown on ‘sleeper cells’ after huge Baghdad bomb
Middle East
July 4, 2016
Iraqis want crackdown on ‘sleeper cells’ after huge Baghdad bomb
The death toll from a suicide bombing in a Baghdad shopping district has risen to over 150, fueling calls for…