ISTANBUL -- The Turkish police on Wednesday detained at least 19 foreigners in Istanbul for their suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) militant group, local media reported.

Counter-terrorism units launched simultaneous operations in 11 districts across the city to capture the suspects, who were allegedly going to conflict zones and plotting terror attacks in Turkey, the private Demiroren news agency said. (Turkey-Istanbul-IS Suspects)

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BAGHDAD -- The U.S. forces established a new military base inside Iraq near the border with neighboring Syria in the western province of Anbar, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday.

"The U.S. troops built the military base in al-Maliha area near the town of al-Qaim, some 400 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad," the independent newspaper of al-Mashriq quoted the town's mayor, Ahmed al-Mahalawi, as saying. (U.S.-Iraq-Military Base)

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TEHRAN -- Washington cannot dictate its policies on regional countries for their relations with Iran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday.

Rouhani made the remarks at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport before leaving for Turkey on Wednesday. (Iran-U.S.-Neighbors)

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KHARTOUM -- Government of northern Sudan's Nahr al-Neel State Wednesday declared state of emergency in Atbara, the state's biggest city, and imposed a curfew in the wake of protests in the city, Sudan's Ashorooq net reported.

"A meeting for the state's security committee has declared the state of emergency and imposed a curfew until further notice," Ibrahim Mukhtar, spokesman for the Nahr al-Neel state government, was quoted as saying. (Sudan-Curfew) Enditem

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