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Iran jails Ahmadinejad's vice president over graft

TEHRAN (AFP)- Iran Tuesday jailed Hamid Baghai, a vice president under former hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, following his conviction for corruption, media reports said. "Police officers apprehended and transferred the convict to prison," the Tehran prosecutor's office said, cited by...

Egypt escalates crackdown on media ahead of election

CAIRO (AP)- Egyptian authorities have published a list of telephone numbers for citizens to use to bring attention to any media reports they perceive as undermining the country's security or hurting public interest. The publication of the numbers - listed in a statement issued late on...

Baghdad ends air blockade of Iraqi Kurdistan

BAGHDAD (AFP)- Iraqi authorities said Tuesday they had ended a nearly six-month air blockade imposed on Iraqi Kurdistan in response to its holding of an independence referendum. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the airports of Erbil and Sulaimaniyah were "again open to international...

Turkey: Arrest warrants out for 25 on-duty, ex-soldiers

Arrest warrants were issued for 25 soldiers in the capital Ankara on Tuesday as part of a FETO/PDY (Fetullah Terror Organizaiton/ Parallel State Structure) probe into the General Commandership of Gendarmerie. Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued the arrest warrants, which...