Reuters, Cairo
At least five Egyptian soldiers, a military officer and a civilian woman were killed, and 15 injured, on Thursday in the Sinai peninsula, after armored personnel carriers exploded in two separate incidents, security and medical sources said.
Pakistan, India peace talks ‘suspended’
BBC Online
Pakistan’s ambassador to India has said the peace process between India and Pakistan is currently suspended.
Abdul Basit said no meetings were currently scheduled between the foreign secretaries of the two countries.
Turkey, Israel near normal relations
Reuters, Istanbul
Turkish and Israeli teams made progress towards finalising an agreement to mend ties between the two countries in talks and agreed a deal will be finalised in the next meeting to be convened very soon, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Friday.
Turkey was once Israel’s closest regional ally but ties collapsed in 2010 over the killing by Israeli marines of 10 Turkish pro-Palestinian activists who tried to breach the Gaza blockade.
