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Egypt condemns UN rights chief's criticism ahead of vote

CAIRO: Egypt's Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the U.N. human rights chief's critical statements on what he described as the "pervasive climate of intimidation" in Egypt ahead of the presidential election later this month. The ministry said in a statement late on Wednesday that...

Iraqi police in Diyala find bodies of 2 slain officials

The bodies of two customs officials were discovered early Thursday in Iraq’s Diyala province hours after they were abducted by unidentified gunmen, according to a local police source.  Diyala Police Captain Habib al-Shammari told Anadolu Agency that the bodies of the two...

Iraqi court sentences Daesh leader's sister to death

BAGHDAD (AP)- A Baghdad court has convicted the sister of Daesh's (ISIS) leader on terrorism charges and sentenced her to death. The spokesman of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council, Abdel-Sattar Bayrkdar, said in a statement Thursday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's sister was found guilty for...