Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Dec. 24

DUBAI -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Sunday a ban on poultry imports from Saudi Arabia following a reported outbreak of a bird flu in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. (UAE-Saui Arabia-Poultry Import)

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TEHRAN -- South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will deliver 10 commercial ships to Iran in March 2018, local media reported on Sunday. (Iran-Hyundai-Containers Delivery)

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CAIRO -- A campaign backing Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said Sunday that it collected over 12 million signatures of Egyptians supporting him to run for a second term in the 2018 presidential elections. (Egypt-Sisi-Elections)

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ANKARA -- The Turkish government on Sunday dismissed 2,756 employees, including civil servants, academics and military personnel, over alleged links to Gulenists or other terror groups. (Turkey-Coup Attempt-Sacking of Employees)

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ADEN, Yemen -- The Saudi-backed Yemeni President Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Sunday conducted a partial cabinet reshuffle, including the sacking of the country's interior minister and three other ministers. (Yemen-Hadi-Reshuffle) Enditem