SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi rebels said they shot down two Saudi-led coalition's spy drones near the border with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

"One spy drone was shot down near the border of the southwestern Saudi region of Jizan, while the other drone was downed near the southern Saudi region of Asir," the Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement reported by the group's al-Masirah television. (Yemen-Conflict)

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ANKARA -- Turkey has sent back a total of 59 foreign Islamic State (IS) suspects since Nov. 11 as Ankara had started deporting foreign extremists from repatriation centers in the country, Turkish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters, the ministry's spokesperson Ismail Catakli said a total of 369,690 Syrian refugees have so far returned to their homeland. (Turkey-IS)

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RABAT -- The Moroccan security services on Wednesday dismantled in coordination with the Spanish police a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State (IS) militant group, and arrested four suspects.

"This security operation led to the arrest of three people who were operating in the region of Farkhana and Beni Nsar (near the northern city of Nador), including the brother of a fighter present in Iraq and Syria region," said a statement of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation, Morocco's intelligence bureau. (Morocco-IS-Arrests)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that his country has no plan to leave the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal despite reducing its commitments under the accord, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.

The Islamic Republic has decided to reduce its commitments because the European countries have failed to fulfill their commitments to protect Iran's economic interests under the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Araqchi said at a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Iran-Nuke Commitments) Enditem

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