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Nearly 270 undocumented migrants held across Turkey

At least 269 undocumented migrants were held across Turkey on Tuesday, according to security sources. In the northwestern province of Edirne, 98 migrants were rounded up in the Meric district as well as in the village of Yenikadin, said gendarmerie sources, who asked not to be named due...

Iran resumes air flights to Iraq’s Najaf

All flights from Iran to Iraq’s southern city of Najaf have resumed following recent disturbances at Najaf’s international airport, according to Iranian officials.   “All flights to Najaf have resumed; the situation has returned to normal,” Riza Jaferzade, a spokesman for...

Gazan dies of wounds in Jerusalem

A Palestinian youth has succumbed to wounds he sustained from Israeli fire during anti-occupation protests in the Gaza Strip, according to the Health Ministry on Tuesday. Sari Al-Shawbki was shot and critically injured in the neck during protests near Gaza border two months ago, the...

Iraq opens Kirkuk Airport for civil aviation in August

Kirkuk Airport will open for domestic and international flights in August, , an Iraqi official announced on Monday. Rakan al-Jubouri, the governor of Kirkuk, told reporters that experts from the Ministry of Transportation would arrive in Kirkuk shortly to confirm the date of the first...