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Police killed 12 militants in Sinai raid

Egyptian authorities say police killed 12 militants when security forces stormed three deserted buildings used as militant hideouts in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. An Interior Ministry statement Thursday said the militants were the first to open fire on the policemen as...

Over 110 irregular migrants held in western Turkey

At least 114 irregular migrants have been held in two provinces of western Turkey, security sources said Thursday. In Turkey’s Aegean province of Izmir, gendarmerie teams rounded up 40 migrants trying to cross into Greece, including seven women and two children. They comprised...

Iran welcomes 'new European initiatives' for non-dollar trade

Iran Wednesday praised European efforts to maintain business with Tehran despite U.S. sanctions, citing "constructive meetings" with British and French officials in Tehran this week on setting up a way to conduct non-dollar trade. Iranian Foreign Ministry officials voiced more hope for...

Iraqi military kills 15 Daesh militants in the north

Iraqi forces have killed 15 Daesh (ISIS) militants inside a tunnel during a search operation in the northern Sunni-majority Salahuddin province, the military said Wednesday. Daesh, which once occupied a third of Iraq's territory, has been largely defeated in the country but has...