President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey listens as United States President George W. Bush makes remarks to the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy at the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2008. (UPI Photo/Ron Sachs/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.
