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Erdogan declares three-month state of emergencyTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as he widened a crackdown against thousands of members of the security forces, judiciary, civil service and academia after a failed military coup. Erdogan More… |
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Iraq MPs fail to vote on state of emergencyIraq's parliament failed to reach a quorum on Thursday for a vote on declaring a nationwide state of emergency as Sunni insurgents advanced on Baghdad. Most of those boycotting parliament were from Iraq's Sunni and Kurdish More… |
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Iraq mulls state of emergency after Mosul seizeIraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has asked parliament to declare a state of emergency after Sunni Islamist insurgents seized control of most of the country's second largest city, Mosul. Militants from the Islamic State More… |
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Algeria to end state of emergency soonThe 19-year-old state of emergency in Algeria will end within days, Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said on Monday, brushing off concerns that recent protests in the country could escalate as in Tunisia and Egypt. A state of emergency has More… |
