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Egypt's Sisi opens huge suspension bridge over the Nile

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday opened a suspension bridge over the Nile touted as the world’s widest, one of a series of military-led, mega-projects designed to improve infrastructure and provide jobs. The bridge, which crosses the Nile just north of central Cairo,...

Assad regime kills 3 civilians in Aleppo: White Helmets

The attacks by the Bashar al-Assad regime and its allies left three civilians dead, 20 others wounded in Syria’s largest city of Aleppo Wednesday, local sources said. According to the White Helmets civil defense agency, rocket and mortar attacks by regime forces and allied Iran-backed...

U.S. pressures Baghdad over Iran-backed militias

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s surprise visit to Baghdad this month came after U.S. intelligence showed Iran-backed Shi’ite militias positioning rockets near bases housing U.S. forces, according to two Iraqi security sources. He told Iraq’s top brass to keep the militias, which are...