Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan a question by the news media during meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush in the Oval Office at the White House November 5, 2007 in Washington. The leaders discussed recent military conflicts between Turkey and members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq that threaten the stability of the region. (UPI Photo/Chip Somodevilla/POOL)
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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.
