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Syrians facing forced removal from Istanbul given temporary reprieve
Middle East

Syrians facing forced removal from Istanbul given temporary reprieve

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has extended to Oct. 30 its deadline for Syrian migrants not registered in Istanbul to leave…
Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayors
Middle East

Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayors

The Turkish government removed three mayors from office on Monday over alleged links to Kurdish militants as Ankara deepened its…
Activists: Airstrikes halt Turkish convoy on road in Syria
Middle East

Activists: Airstrikes halt Turkish convoy on road in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Airstrikes halted a Turkish military convoy carrying ammunition after it crossed into northern Syria on Monday,…
Turkey, US work to create buffer zone in northern Syria
Middle East

Turkey, US work to create buffer zone in northern Syria

For months, Turkey has been threatening to send troops across its southern border into predominantly Kurdish northeastern Syria. It would…
Turkish court prohibits 136 websites: monitor
Middle East

Turkish court prohibits 136 websites: monitor

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court has banned 136 websites and social media accounts mainly belonging to organizations and people…
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Middle East

AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to…
US welcomes conditional truce in Syria’s Idlib region
Middle East

US welcomes conditional truce in Syria’s Idlib region

The United States Sunday welcomed a ceasefire in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region after months of deadly government bombardments but insisted…
Turkey starts filling huge Tigris river dam, activists say
Middle East

Turkey starts filling huge Tigris river dam, activists say

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has started filling a huge hydroelectric dam on the Tigris river, a lawmaker and activists said,…
Syria regime agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented
Middle East

Syria regime agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented

The Syrian government has agreed to a truce in the war-torn northwestern region of Idlib on condition a Turkish-Russian buffer-zone…
Fannon: US against any tensions in East Mediterranean region
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Fannon: US against any tensions in East Mediterranean region

The US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon said that his country is closely monitoring the situation…
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