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Turkey’s intelligence service recovers abducted officer

A Turkish army officer, who was abducted on Jan. 1 while on duty along the Turkish-Syrian border, has been brought back to Turkey, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday. Davutoglu made the announcement via his official Twitter account in Turkish and said the...

Egypt police kill 7 militants in N. Sinai: Source

Egyptian security forces have killed seven Islamist militants and arrested 15 others in three raids carried out in the Sinai Peninsula's northeastern quadrant, according to a security source. The raids were carried Saturday evening in the cities of Arish, Rafah and Sheikh...

Saudi Arabia to reopen Baghdad embassy after 25-year chill

(Reuters) - A Saudi delegation will travel to Baghdad in the coming week to start preparations to reopen an embassy in the Iraqi capital for the first time in 25 years, official Saudi media said on Saturday. A thaw in the once chilly relations between Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia...