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Lira wobbles as U.S. ties with Turkey fray
Middle East

Lira wobbles as U.S. ties with Turkey fray

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s fiery anti-U.S. rhetoric helped spark a currency collapse in 2018 that plunged his…
Despite talk of returns, Turkey quietly works to integrate Syrian refugees
Middle East

Despite talk of returns, Turkey quietly works to integrate Syrian refugees

GAZIANTEP, Turkey – When his rebel fighter son was killed and life in Syria became impossible for Jamal Sahlabji, he…
Ousted party seeks to reclaim Kurdish heartlands in Turkish vote
Middle East

Ousted party seeks to reclaim Kurdish heartlands in Turkish vote

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Actor Kemal Ulusoy and the rest of his Kurdish theater group lost their jobs along with…
The Latest: Spain busts trafficking gang in northern Africa
Middle East

The Latest: Spain busts trafficking gang in northern Africa

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on migrants trying to get to Europe (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Spanish police…
New Zealand orders top-level inquiry into mosque massacres
World

New Zealand orders top-level inquiry into mosque massacres

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday ordered an independent judicial inquiry into whether police and intelligence services could…
Egypt’s SIS to summon BBC over ‘biased’ coverage
Egypt

Egypt’s SIS to summon BBC over ‘biased’ coverage

Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) said on Sunday that it would summon the head of BBC’s Cairo office to its…
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
Middle East

SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells

DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formally announced the destruction of Islamic State’s control of…
Turkey to import Egyptian potatoes: minister
Egypt

Turkey to import Egyptian potatoes: minister

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ezzeddin Abu Steit received a report on Turkish markets opening to Egyptian potatoes. The…
Dutch police arrest new tram attack suspect, suspect terror motive
World

Dutch police arrest new tram attack suspect, suspect terror motive

Dutch police said they were investigating a terrorist motive for the Utrecht tram attack, as they arrested a new suspect…
Erdogan again airs attack video at rally despite criticism
Middle East

Erdogan again airs attack video at rally despite criticism

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Ignoring widespread criticism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday again showed excerpts of a video…
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