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Erdogan says Turkey keeping 'low-level' contact with Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said his government maintained "low-level" contact through its spy agency with the Syrian regime despite being one of its most fervent critics Ankara fell out with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad following the 2011 crackdown on...

Trump says he would return troops to Syria if needed

The U.S. would return its forces to Syria if Daesh makes a comeback in the war-torn country, President Donald Trump said Sunday. Asked about a possible resurgence of the terror group, Trump told CBS News “we’ll come back if we have to.” “We have very fast airplanes, we have very...

Egypt MPs table law amendment to extend Sisi rule

Egyptian lawmakers on Sunday tabled proposed constitutional changes that would allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to extend his rule beyond 2022, two of them said. The bill submitted to speaker Ali Abdel Aal calls for several amendments to the constitution, including on the duration of...