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China buys a lot of Iranian oil, and it’s not happy at all with US sanctions
Middle East
April 23, 2019
China buys a lot of Iranian oil, and it’s not happy at all with US sanctions
New York (CNN Business) — China is pushing back against the United States’ decision to broaden its crackdown on Iranian…
Turkey detains nine people over attack on main opposition leader
Middle East
April 22, 2019
Turkey detains nine people over attack on main opposition leader
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has arrested nine people, including a member of the ruling AK Party, after the country’s main…
AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil
Middle East
April 22, 2019
AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to tell five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, that…
Turkey arrests 2 people suspected of spying for UAE
Middle East
April 21, 2019
Turkey arrests 2 people suspected of spying for UAE
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Friday formally arrested two men on charges of spying for the United Arab…
Macron sparks Turkish anger by meeting Syrian Kurds
Middle East
April 20, 2019
Macron sparks Turkish anger by meeting Syrian Kurds
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday hosted representatives of the Kurdish-led force that defeated Islamic State (IS) extremists in Syria,…
Australia grandmother in emotional reunion with IS fighter’s orphans
Middle East
April 16, 2019
Australia grandmother in emotional reunion with IS fighter’s orphans
An Australian grandmother to children of a notorious Islamic State group fighter has tracked down the orphans in a Syrian…
Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade
Middle East
April 15, 2019
Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s unemployment rate surged to 14.7 percent in the December-February period, its highest level in nearly a…
Serbian vulture flies home from Turkey – by plane
Environment
April 13, 2019
Serbian vulture flies home from Turkey – by plane
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A young vulture who got stranded last year in Turkey more than 2,000 km from her nest…
Rescued migrants allowed to disembark in Malta, go on to Europe: PM
World
April 13, 2019
Rescued migrants allowed to disembark in Malta, go on to Europe: PM
Dozens of migrants stuck on a ship since their rescue in the Mediterranean 10 days ago, will be allowed to…
Turkey says it will look elsewhere if U.S. won’t sell Patriots, F-35s
Middle East
April 10, 2019
Turkey says it will look elsewhere if U.S. won’t sell Patriots, F-35s
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey warned on Wednesday that it could buy jets and additional air defense systems from Russia if…