Morocco’s Islamists win key urban posts in local election
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s ruling Islamist party won most of the country’s key cities during Friday’s local elections, further expanding its reach after four years of leading a coalition government that undertook major fiscal reforms.
U.S., allies launch 25 air strikes in Iraq, eight in Syria: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and coalition forces launched 25 air strikes in Iraq and eight in Syria on Friday against Islamic State targets, the U.S. military said.
Tajik police ‘closing in’ on renegade general after clashes
MOSCOW/ALMATY (Reuters) – Police in Tajikistan said on Saturday they were closing in on a sacked deputy defense minister accused of ordering gun attacks around the capital Dushanbe, amid rising tension between the pro-Moscow secular government and Isla…
Greek polls show Syriza’s lead over conservatives shrinking
ATHENS (Reuters) – Former Greek premier Alexis Tsipras’s Syriza party is narrowly ahead of its main conservative rival, the New Democracy party, but its lead is shrinking, according to two opinion polls published on Saturday.
French Front National founder creates new party after expulsion
PARIS (Reuters) – Jean-Marie Le Pen, the expelled founder of France’s National Front (FN), launched a new party on Saturday, adding fuel to a family feud that has dogged his daughter Marine’s campaign to become president.
At least four die as violence flares in eastern Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Clashes between Kurdish militants and security forces in eastern Turkey killed at least four people on Saturday in the latest flare up of violence since the collapse in July of a two-year-old ceasefire.
Pakistan says agrees with Afghanistan to stop blame game over attacks
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to end a blame game over a spate of attacks and work to restore trust, Pakistan’s foreign policy chief said.
Coalition attacks Yemen capital after UAE, Saudi soldiers killed
SANAA (Reuters) – Warplanes from the United Arab Emirates struck Houthi targets across Yemen, state news agency WAM said on Saturday, a day after at least 60 soldiers from a Saudi-led coalition, mostly Emiratis, were killed in an attack in central Yeme…
Al Shabaab militants seize two towns in southern Somalia
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist militants al Shabaab seized control of two towns over two days in southern Somalia and attacked two African Union (AU) convoys in the same region, a spokesman for the group and a local official said on Saturday.
Missing Turkish soldier seen in Islamic State hands: Hurriyet
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish soldier who went missing this week on the border with Syrian territory controlled by Islamic State has been seen in a hospital run by the militants, Hurriyet newspaper reported on Saturday.
