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Sisi and Trump agree to secure cease-fire in Libya
Egypt
July 21, 2020
Sisi and Trump agree to secure cease-fire in Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had a telephone call with US President Donald Trump on Monday to discuss the latest…
Egypt approves sending armed forces to fight outside western borders
Egypt
July 21, 2020
Egypt approves sending armed forces to fight outside western borders
Egypt’s parliament on Monday approved deploying the armed forces to combat militias outside the western borders. A closed-door session was…
Egypt’s parliament to hold secret session authorizing military intervention in Libya
Egypt
July 20, 2020
Egypt’s parliament to hold secret session authorizing military intervention in Libya
Egypt’s House of Representatives will authorize the armed forces to militarily respond to Turkish interventions in Libya in a secret…
Blast kills 5, wounds dozens in rebel-held north Syria
Middle East
July 20, 2020
Blast kills 5, wounds dozens in rebel-held north Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — An explosion rocked a rebel-held area in northern Syria across the border from Turkey late Sunday, killing…
Pentagon report: Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya
Middle East
July 19, 2020
Pentagon report: Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya
Turkey sent between 3,500 and 3,800 paid Syrian fighters to Libya over the first three months of the year, the…
Turkey marks fourth anniversary of failed 2016 coup attempt
Middle East
July 16, 2020
Turkey marks fourth anniversary of failed 2016 coup attempt
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey marked the fourth anniversary of an attempted 2016 military coup Wednesday with ceremonies and memorial events…
Airstrikes on northwest Syria after blast wounds 3 Russians
Middle East
July 15, 2020
Airstrikes on northwest Syria after blast wounds 3 Russians
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian warplanes carried out more than a dozen airstrikes in northwest Syria on Tuesday, opposition activists said,…
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
Middle East
July 14, 2020
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece on Tuesday described Turkey’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque as…
Libyan parliament officially grants Egypt right to military intervention in Libya
Egypt
July 14, 2020
Libyan parliament officially grants Egypt right to military intervention in Libya
The Libyan parliament on Monday granted the Egyptian armed forces the right to intervene in the country’s ongoing conflict to…
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: ruling party spokesman
Middle East
July 14, 2020
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: ruling party spokesman
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Mosaics in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered by curtains or lasers during times of Muslim…