Erdogan vows to crush coup as Turkish night of strikes erupts
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the government is arresting coup supporters after a night of explosions and gunfire, saying the attempt to overthrow the democratically elected government failed. Prime Minister Yildirim reported over 120 arrests as troops tried to seize control in Ankara and Istanbul.
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U.S. and Russia agree on steps in Syria but with no details
In Moscow, John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov announced new steps they say could alter Syria’s civil war but offered no specifics. They warned results will not be immediate as they emphasize fragile cooperation against a conflict that has killed up to half a million people and fueled a global refugee crisis.
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Egypt standardizes sermons to tighten mosque control
In Cairo a government program requires Muslim clerics to read standardized sermons at Friday prayers. Mokhtar Gomaa delivered the first paper sermon at Amr ibn al-As Mosque titled Bad money is a lethal poison. Over three years officials provided sermon outlines. now state scholars will author weekly sermons for clerics to read verbatim.
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