CAIRO -- The Egyptian police announced on Saturday killing 40 terrorists in security raids in Giza province near the capital Cairo and North Sinai province in northeast of the country.

"The terrorist elements have been preparing and planning to carry out a series of aggressive operations targeting state institutions, particularly economic ones," Egypt's Interior Ministry said in a statement. (Egypt-Police-Raid-Terrorism)

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DAMASCUS -- The U.S. patrols still locate in the northern Syrian city of Manbij as the Syrian government forces are deployed on the frontline between the Kurdish-led groups and the Turkey-backed rebels, a war monitor reported on Saturday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Turkey-backed rebels are still preparing for launching a campaign against the Kurdish-led militia in Manbij, but waiting for the results of the Saturday talks between Russia and Turkey in Moscow. (Syria-U.S.)

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ISTANBUL -- Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party on Saturday named Binali Yildirim, speaker of the Grand National Assembly and a former prime minister, as its mayoral candidate for Istanbul in the upcoming local elections.

"Now, Istanbul is at a new crossroads," Turkish President and head of the ruling party Recep Tayyip Erdogan said as he announced the candidate in Istanbul. (Turkey-Istanbul-Mayoral-Candidate)

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RABAT -- Moroccan security services have arrested a Swiss citizen over suspected links to the previously arrested people following the murdering of two foreign tourists in a mountainous area in central Morocco, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

According to a statement from the ministry, the suspect, who also holds a Spanish nationality and resides in Morocco, was arrested in the tourist hub of Marrakesh. (Morocco-Swiss-Murder) Enditem

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