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Turkey wants to patch up its differences with Egypt's regime, Ankara's prime minister said, after years of tension caused by ‘2013 military coup’ against the former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi.
Turkey Reaches out to Mend Ties with Egypt
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Turkey wants to repair its ties with Egypt, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said, New Arab reported.
Relations between the two countries soured following the overthrow of former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, a close ally to the Turkish government, in 2013, leading to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to take over as leader.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeatedly condemned the ouster as a "coup d'etat" against Morsi.
He has also shown solidarity at rallies by flashing the four-finger "Rabaa" hand salute, seen as a symbol of the Muslim Brotherhood.
"We think we need to develop economic and cultural ties with Egypt as countries that use the two sides of the Mediterranean," Yildirim told reporters at a briefing in Istanbul.
However, he sounded a note of caution that high-level relations would not be repaired overnight.
"We think we need to start from somewhere," he said.
It is not the first time Yildirim has expressed hope for improved relations with Egypt.
In June, he said he did not want to see "permanent enmity" with countries such as Egypt and Syria.
Saudi Arabia, one of the main backers of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is keen to see the two countries reconcile as it grows increasingly close to Turkey.
After the 15 July failed putsch in Turkey by a rogue military faction aiming to oust Erdogan from power,
Egypt's presidency remained mute.
However, the foreign ministry released a statement on consular efforts to help Egyptians in Turkey.
Turkey appears to be taking steps to return to its former "zero problems with neighbors" foreign policy after rapprochements with Russia and Israel in June this year.
Two Policemen Killed, Five Injured in Egypt Attack
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The incident occurred on Sunday when unidentified gunmen attacked the post in the country’s Northern province of Menoufia, located about 80 kilometers (50 miles) to the North of Cairo, MENA reported.
The agency said the assault left two policemen dead and another five people, comprising three officers and two civilians, wounded.
No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility for the Sunday attack, but such incidents are often blamed on militants affiliated with the Velayat Sinai terrorist group.
Over the past years, the militants have been carrying out terror activities across Egypt, taking advantage of the turmoil caused in the country after the first democratically-elected president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, was ousted from power by the military in July 2013.
Previously known as Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, the Velayat Sinai group has claimed responsibility for most of the fatal attacks mainly targeting the army and police in the capital and the volatile Sinai Peninsula.
Ex-Navy SEAL to pay $7mn for book on Bin Laden raid
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Matt Bissonette -- who writes under the pen name Mark Owen -- is to pay the US government more than $6.6 million for failing to get clearance from the US Defense Department before publishing the 2012 book -- titled No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden -- detailing his role in the secret raid that killed Bin Laden, the Associated Press reported Saturday.
Bissonette was put under investigation for breaking non-disclosure agreements and publishing the book without getting its contents cleared by the Pentagon, the report added, citing settlement documents filed with the US District Court in Virginia.
He has agreed to forfeit all profits and royalties, as well as film rights and speaking fees to bring an end to more than two years of civil and criminal investigations. In the settlement filed at the Virginia court, Bissonette admitted that he had failed to submit his book for review ahead of publication. "It was a serious error that I urge others not to repeat."
He has four years to pay the government most of the profits he makes from the book or movie rights. In exchange, the US government will dismiss other liability claims. Bissonette has 30 days to pay $100,000 earned from additional presentations he gave to promote his book.
According to Bissonnette’s lawyer, Robert D. Luskin, he recently forfeited $180,000 in fees for consulting work that he did for military contractors while he was still on the SEAL team.
Bin Laden was allegedly killed in a May 2011 Navy Seal raid on his compound in Pakistan's Abbottabad, without authorization from Islamabad. US authorities then announced that his body had been discarded at sea.
Turkey Reaches out to Mend Ties with Egypt
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950531001376
Turkey wants to repair its ties with Egypt, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said, New Arab reported.
Relations between the two countries soured following the overthrow of former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, a close ally to the Turkish government, in 2013, leading to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to take over as leader.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeatedly condemned the ouster as a "coup d'etat" against Morsi.
He has also shown solidarity at rallies by flashing the four-finger "Rabaa" hand salute, seen as a symbol of the Muslim Brotherhood.
"We think we need to develop economic and cultural ties with Egypt as countries that use the two sides of the Mediterranean," Yildirim told reporters at a briefing in Istanbul.
However, he sounded a note of caution that high-level relations would not be repaired overnight.
"We think we need to start from somewhere," he said.
It is not the first time Yildirim has expressed hope for improved relations with Egypt.
In June, he said he did not want to see "permanent enmity" with countries such as Egypt and Syria.
Saudi Arabia, one of the main backers of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is keen to see the two countries reconcile as it grows increasingly close to Turkey.
After the 15 July failed putsch in Turkey by a rogue military faction aiming to oust Erdogan from power,
Egypt's presidency remained mute.
However, the foreign ministry released a statement on consular efforts to help Egyptians in Turkey.
Turkey appears to be taking steps to return to its former "zero problems with neighbors" foreign policy after rapprochements with Russia and Israel in June this year.
Two Policemen Killed, Five Injured in Egypt Attack
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950531001364
The incident occurred on Sunday when unidentified gunmen attacked the post in the country’s Northern province of Menoufia, located about 80 kilometers (50 miles) to the North of Cairo, MENA reported.
The agency said the assault left two policemen dead and another five people, comprising three officers and two civilians, wounded.
No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility for the Sunday attack, but such incidents are often blamed on militants affiliated with the Velayat Sinai terrorist group.
Over the past years, the militants have been carrying out terror activities across Egypt, taking advantage of the turmoil caused in the country after the first democratically-elected president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, was ousted from power by the military in July 2013.
Previously known as Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, the Velayat Sinai group has claimed responsibility for most of the fatal attacks mainly targeting the army and police in the capital and the volatile Sinai Peninsula.
Ex-Navy SEAL to pay $7mn for book on Bin Laden raid
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/08/21/480947/US-US-Navy-SEAL-Bin-Laden-raid-Matt-Bissonette-Pentagon-Mark-Owen-US-District-Court
Matt Bissonette -- who writes under the pen name Mark Owen -- is to pay the US government more than $6.6 million for failing to get clearance from the US Defense Department before publishing the 2012 book -- titled No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden -- detailing his role in the secret raid that killed Bin Laden, the Associated Press reported Saturday.
Bissonette was put under investigation for breaking non-disclosure agreements and publishing the book without getting its contents cleared by the Pentagon, the report added, citing settlement documents filed with the US District Court in Virginia.
He has agreed to forfeit all profits and royalties, as well as film rights and speaking fees to bring an end to more than two years of civil and criminal investigations. In the settlement filed at the Virginia court, Bissonette admitted that he had failed to submit his book for review ahead of publication. "It was a serious error that I urge others not to repeat."
He has four years to pay the government most of the profits he makes from the book or movie rights. In exchange, the US government will dismiss other liability claims. Bissonette has 30 days to pay $100,000 earned from additional presentations he gave to promote his book.
According to Bissonnette’s lawyer, Robert D. Luskin, he recently forfeited $180,000 in fees for consulting work that he did for military contractors while he was still on the SEAL team.
Bin Laden was allegedly killed in a May 2011 Navy Seal raid on his compound in Pakistan's Abbottabad, without authorization from Islamabad. US authorities then announced that his body had been discarded at sea.
