Erdogan’s party loses majority as pro-Kurdish HDP gains seats
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development party wins 41% of vote – meaning it will need a coalition partner to form a government
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Turkey election 2015:
Kurdish Obama is the country’s bright new star
Good looks and broad message have enabled the former lawyer Selahattin Demirtas to overcome Turkey’s notoriously high entry barrier for new parties
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Amnesty rejects charges against jailed Bahraini Shia cleric
Amnesty International has dismissed as “groundless” the charges brought by the Bahraini judiciary against prominent Shia cleric and opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, calling for his immediate release from prison.
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Egypt’s Sisi Is Getting Pretty Good … at Being a Dictator
But will the army continue to back the president if the economy starts to tank?
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Supreme leader: US orchestrating terrorism
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States is masterminding terrorism.
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It’s Time to Stop Holding Saudi Arabia’s Hand
This week’s Camp David summit is an opportunity for Washington to send the [Persian] Gulf a tough message: We’re friends with benefits, not long-term lovers.
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