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Egypt’s Sisi opens biggest military base in Middle East and Africa

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Egypt’s Sisi opens biggest military base in Middle East and Africa

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi launched Mohammed Naguib military base in a huge ceremony in El Hammam city west of Alexandria on Saturday. Mohammed Naguib military base is the biggest in the Middle East and Africa, reported Egyptian media. President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi underlined that the Arab participation in the inauguration ceremony of Mohammed Naguib […]

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Interpol fears ISIS trained 170+ bomb attackers for Europe – media

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Interpol fears ISIS trained 170+ bomb attackers for Europe – media

A list of dozens of suspected ISIS militants trained to deal with explosives and potentially aiming at terrorist attacks in Europe has been shared with EU intelligence by The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the Guardian reports. Interpol issued a list of 173 terrorists linked to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), who “may have manifested willingness to commit […]

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Donald Trump insists he has ‘complete power’ to pard

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Image copyrightEPA:Mr Trump referred to his “complete power to pardon” in a tweet US President Donald Trump has insisted he has the “complete power” to pardon people, amid reports he is considering presidential pardons for family members, aides and even himself. A Democratic Party spokesman has called the reports “extremely disturbing”. The US authorities are […]

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Turkey again blocks German MPs from visiting troops: Berlin

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A technician works on a German Tornado jet at the air base in Incirlik, Turkey, last year. Photo: TOBIAS SCHWARZ / POOL / AFP Germany on Friday said Turkey once again blocked a visit by its lawmakers to German troops stationed at a Turkish base, a move adding to tension in their relations. Turkey asked […]

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Russian Prosecutor General’s Office denies link to Trump Jr. meeting with Russian

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Russian Prosecutor General’s Office denies link to Trump Jr. meeting with Russian

 The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office had nothing to do with the meeting of private Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya with Donald Trump Jr., its official representative told RT, calling allegations of any involvement “insane.” READ FULL INTERVIEW: ‘We don’t use private lawyers to cooperate with US’ – Russian Prosecutor General’s Office to RT There have been […]

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Turkey marks first year of foiled coup

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Turkey marks first year of foiled coup

Turkey is set to mark the first anniversary of last year’s deadly July 15 coup attempt with a series of commemoration events slated to take place all across Turkey, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expected to address the public in Istanbul and Ankara. The commemoration events all around the country will be launched with a special session […]

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Gunmen kill five Egyptian police south of Cairo

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Gunmen kill five Egyptian police south of Cairo

Gunmen ambushed an Egyptian security checkpoint on Friday, opening fire on a car and killing five policemen in an area just south of the capital, the state-run MENA news agency and the Interior Ministry said. Three gunmen on a motorbike attacked police in al-Badrasheen area of Giza province, 30 km (20 miles) south of Cairo, […]

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Air Canada jet was 30 metres from colliding with 2 planes in San Francisco: TSB report

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Air Canada jet was 30 metres from colliding with 2 planes in San Francisco: TSB report

The summary said Air Canada Flight 759 had already travelled almost half a kilometre over the taxiway before aborting the landing. As the Airbus 320 pulled up sharply it flew 30 metres over the first two jets, about 60 metres above the third and about 90 metres over the fourth, the summary said. It then […]

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WATCH: French military band dazzles Macron, Trump with Daft Punk rendition

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WATCH: French military band dazzles Macron, Trump with Daft Punk rendition

A French military band broke from tradition at the Bastille Day parade on Friday, dropping martial music for a rendition of “Get Lucky” by French electro superstars Daft Punk. The unusual choice at the end of the military show on the Champs-Elysees seemed to amuse 39-year-old French President Emmanuel Macron who smiled broadly, while some […]

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Somali-American family from Eagan sues feds after being detained at border By Matt McKinney Star Tribune

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Somali-American family from Eagan sues feds after being detained at border By Matt McKinney Star Tribune

A Somali-American family of six detained at the U.S.-Canada border for more than 10 hours in 2015 after the father’s name was found on a terror watch list has sued the U.S. government for allegedly violating their constitutional rights. The family was released after authorities determined the father wasn’t a threat, but the experience terrified […]

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