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Turkey lifts visa requirements for EU nationals

Turkey has accepted in principle visa-free entry for tourists from the EU, a notice in the official gazette said Tuesday. However, the measure will only be implemented once the EU accepts visa-liberalization for Turkish nationals. The European Commission is due to make a recommendation on...

EU warns Egypt over freedom of expression

The European Union warned Egypt on Monday over the recent storming of a labor union building in Cairo and the arrest of journalists. The statement comes after the country’s security forces raided the Egyptian Press Syndicate's offices on Sunday. Undercover police officers detained two...

Bombs in Baghdad kill 14, including some Shiite pilgrims

Three bombs went off in and around Baghdad Monday, killing at least 14 people, including Shiite Muslim worshipers conducting an annual pilgrimage inside the capital, police and medical sources said. The largest blast, which ISIS said it was behind, came from a parked car bomb in the Saydiya...