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Qatar still studying Russian defense system: FM
Middle East
March 4, 2019
Qatar still studying Russian defense system: FM
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar said on Monday it was still studying the purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile air defense system,…
Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since Syrian war began
Middle East
February 26, 2019
Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since Syrian war began
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad made his first public visit to his closest regional ally Iran since…
Minister Sameh Shoukry rebukes Turkish President Erdogan’s harsh criticism of Sisi
Egypt
February 25, 2019
Minister Sameh Shoukry rebukes Turkish President Erdogan’s harsh criticism of Sisi
Following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s harsh criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi over the execution of nine defendants, accused…
Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
Middle East
February 25, 2019
Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Senior Taliban leaders, including one of the group’s founders, were to hold another round of talks…
Turkey tells US not to leave power vacuum in Syria withdrawal – report
Middle East
February 23, 2019
Turkey tells US not to leave power vacuum in Syria withdrawal – report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s defense minister told Pentagon officials there must not be a vacuum of power during the withdrawal…
Assad adviser rejects idea of granting Syrian Kurds autonomy
Middle East
February 19, 2019
Assad adviser rejects idea of granting Syrian Kurds autonomy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday flatly rejected the idea of giving Syrian…
Turkish court upholds jail sentences on Cumhuriyet staff
Middle East
February 19, 2019
Turkish court upholds jail sentences on Cumhuriyet staff
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish appeals court upheld a ruling to jail journalists and executives from the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet,…
SDF demands ISIS jihadists surrender
Middle East
February 19, 2019
SDF demands ISIS jihadists surrender
ISIS jihadists defending their last scrap of territory in Syria have no choice but to surrender, a Kurdish-led force said…
US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources
Middle East
February 18, 2019
US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States is lobbying Gulf states to hold off restoring ties with Syria, including the UAE…
Turkey can’t have safe zone without Assad’s consent: Russia
Middle East
February 14, 2019
Turkey can’t have safe zone without Assad’s consent: Russia
MOSCOW/SOCHI (Reuters) – Russia told Turkey on Thursday it had no right to create a “safe zone” inside Syria unless…