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Three Turkish police officers killed by ISIS militants as authorities step up raids over winter holidays

Istanbul, Turkey — ISIS militants opened fire on police during an overnight raid in Turkey’s western Yalova province on Monday, killing three people and injuring eight others, according to authorities. Turkish authorities said six ISIS members were killed and five other people were detained in the operation which lasted more than seven hours in the …

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Egypt Independent December 30, 2025

Authorities respond to reports of rainwater inside Grand Egyptian Museum

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities responded on Friday to a video circulating online showing rainwater falling on the statue of King Ramses II located in the Grand Hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). The supervisor of the museum project, Atef Moftah, confirmed that the claims of danger posed by the rain were unfounded. …

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Egypt Independent December 13, 2025

Student escapes as authorities search for 24 other girls abducted in Nigeria

A view of the school bus of the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, where gunmen on Monday attacked the school

NPR NEWS November 20, 2025

Authorities ID suspect in CDC shooting as a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta

Police officers block Clifton Road near Emory Hospital as they respond to a shooting near the campuses of the U.S.

NPR NEWS August 10, 2025

Turkish police detain four cartoonists after image authorities say depicts the Prophet Mohammed sparks protests

CNN — Turkish police detained at least four cartoonists on Monday accused of drawing and distributing a cartoon that authorities and protesters say is a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed and Moses. The cartoon, published in a political satire magazine, shows what appears to be a Muslim and a Jewish man, both with wings and …

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Egypt Independent July 1, 2025

Red Sea authorities suspend diving at ‘The Two Brothers Islands’ due to shark monitoring

The Red Sea Marine Park Authority (RSMPA) closed diving activities in The Two Brothers Islands area on Tuesday for 42 hours due to shark monitoring. The site is a popular diving and safari destination in the southern Red Sea, and is known for its shark population. This serves to implement a program to track and …

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Egypt Independent June 25, 2025