Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al Maliki (L) welcomes his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the airport in Baghdad on July 10, 2008. Erdogan is in Iraq to discuss bilateral relations and supporting Iraq in its fight against terrorism. In return Iraqi and Iraqi Kurdish leaders have offered their support in Turkey’s fight against Kurdish rebels. (UPI Photo/Government Handout)
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Headlines From the Arab Press
What the Arab papers said on July 8:
Turkey's Ruling Party Stands Ground in Court
AMMAN -- The Turkish ruling party was Thursday fighting for its legal survival in a very lengthy defense argument to the constitutional court, refuting charges that it poses a threat to the secular system and using the European Union card to pressure the highest court against attempts to ban the party.
Turkey's Political Battle Enters Court
AMMAN – In the latest twist in Turkeys major political battle between secularists and the moderate Islamist government, police arrested suspected anti-government nationalists hours before the start of a landmark trial in the countrys highest court, which was aimed at bringing the ruling party down.
