Saudi crown prince sets off on maiden foreign tour

RIYADH, Mar 03 (AFP): Saudi Arabia's crown prince lands in Egypt Sunday on the first leg of his maiden foreign tour as heir to the throne, a diplomatic charm offensive that follows his stunning rise to power.Prince Mohammed bin Salman's two-day visit to Cairo comes ahead of a scheduled trip...

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Turkish air strikes kill 36 Syrian pro-regime fighters

BEIRUT, Mar 03 (Agencies): Turkish air strikes killed at least 36 pro-regime fighters backing Kurdish militia in Syria's northwestern Kurdish enclave of Afrin on Saturday, a monitoring group said.The strikes on the area of Kafr Janna were the third such raids on loyalist fighters in the enclave bordering Turkey in...

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No missile talks unless West gives up its nuclear weapons: Iran

TEHRAN, Mar 03 (AFP): Iran's armed forces spokesman said on Saturday that there can be no talks on the country's missile programme without the West's destruction of its nuclear weapons and long-range missiles."What Americans say out of desperation with regards to limiting the Islamic republic of Iran's missile capability is...

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