Prime Minister Binali Yildirim had also been directly targeted in Istanbul during the coup bid and had narrowly escaped

  Palestinian leaders were criticized for "not consistently and clearly" condemning terrorist attacks

 

  MERS has spread to 26 countries, related to at least 586 deaths.

  Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming said China was not taking sides.

 

 

  Libya is locked in a conflict between two rival governments and the many armed factions that back them.

  It took place on the 10th anniversary of al Qaeda suicide bombings that killed dozens of people

  Assad was "ready for broad dialogue with all responsible political forces that care about Syria

  "Putin did not seek confrontation with the West but he believed you have to be strong so that people reckon with you                              ...

 

  The same is true of Bahrain and Oman

  Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir had accused Iran of "meddling in the affairs" of Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.