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Egypt’s two challenges: security and the right to life
Opinion
June 23, 2020
Egypt’s two challenges: security and the right to life
Egypt currently faces two major challenges. The first, which is existential, is related to the issue of water rights and…
Arab countries and the US announce support for Egypt’s stance on Libya
Egypt
June 22, 2020
Arab countries and the US announce support for Egypt’s stance on Libya
Several Arab countries, along with the US, have announced their support of Egypt’s stance on Libya and its right to…
Erdogan says Turkey lost ground in coronavirus fight
Middle East
June 21, 2020
Erdogan says Turkey lost ground in coronavirus fight
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey had lost some ground in its battle with the coronavirus…
Turkey will work with Italy for stable peace in Libya: foreign minister
Middle East
June 20, 2020
Turkey will work with Italy for stable peace in Libya: foreign minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will work together with Italy to achieve stable peace and a political process that will yield…
Father of Turkish NBA player Kanter acquitted of terrorism links
Middle East
June 19, 2020
Father of Turkish NBA player Kanter acquitted of terrorism links
ANKARA (Reuters) — The father of NBA center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s human rights…
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
Middle East
June 19, 2020
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the lengthy jailing of a former head of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish…
Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey said Wednesday it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Turkey’s Kurdish rebels…
Turkey in talks to use two Libya military bases: source
Middle East
June 15, 2020
Turkey in talks to use two Libya military bases: source
ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey and Libya’s internationally recognized government are discussing possible Turkish use of two military bases in the…
Turkey says its jets struck Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
Middle East
June 15, 2020
Turkey says its jets struck Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s jets carried out new cross-border airstrikes on Monday targeting Turkish Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq,…
Turkish industry slammed by coronavirus curbs
Middle East
June 12, 2020
Turkish industry slammed by coronavirus curbs
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s industrial output slumped a more-than-expected 31.4 percent and its current account deficit widened beyond five billion…