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Policeman killed during anti-government protests in Baghdad

An Iraqi policeman was killed during anti-government protests in the Iraqi on Saturday, according to police and hospital officials who said seven other policemen were injured along with dozens of protesters. Demonstrators loyal to influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gathered in Baghdad...

Riyadh, Ankara work to defuse Mideast crises

Saudi Arabia and Turkey are two influential regional heavyweights and are seeking to bolster bilateral relations in various fields, according to the kingdom’s new ambassador in Ankara.  In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency on Sunday, Walid Abdul Karim el-Khereiji said the...

Taiwanese businessmen donate aid to Syrians in Turkey

Taiwanese business people have donated winter clothes and shoes to be delivered to around 10,000 Syrian and Turkish families in need in Turkey's southern Kilis province near the border with Syria.  As part of a humanitarian aid campaign launched by STUF United Fund, World Taiwanese...

Turkey to hold referendum on presidency on April 16

Turkey will hold a referendum on April 16 on proposed changes to the constitution that would replace its parliamentary system with the executive presidency sought by Tayyip Erdogan, the head of the High Election Board announced Saturday. The proposal would enable the president to issue...