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Erdogan Accuses Israel of Using Druze as Pretext to Expand Into Syria

This is Beirut, 17/07 20:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Israel of using the Druze minority in Syria as a pretext for expanding into the war-torn country. "Israel, using the Druze as an excuse, has been expanding its banditry into neighboring Syria over the past two days," Erdogan said in a televised speech after the weekly cabinet meeting. "I ...

Erdogan Rival Gets Jail Term for 'Threatening' Prosecutor

This is Beirut, 16/07 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkey's leading opposition figure, got a 20-month prison sentence for insulting and threatening the city's public prosecutor Wednesday, according to a court document obtained by AFP. The case is one of a number lined up against Imamoglu, the main rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is already ...

Damascus Church Attack Draws International Condemnations

This is Beirut, 23/06 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The suicide bombing of a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus during Sunday mass, killing at least 20 people, drew strong international condemnations. The attack was the first known suicide bombing in the Syrian capital since December, when a rebel coalition ousted Syria’s autocratic president, Bashar al-Assad. EU The EU on Monday condemned as ...

Armenia PM Arrives in Turkey for 'Historic' Visit

This is Beirut, 20/06 23:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he held "in-depth" talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on a rare visit to arch-foe Turkey Friday, which Yerevan described as a "historic" step toward regional peace. The talks between the two leaders -- whose nations have never established formal diplomatic ties ...

Nearly 50 Held in Turkey in Probe into Opposition Istanbul Mayor's 'Graft' Case

This is Beirut, 26/04 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Istanbul prosecutors on Saturday said nearly 50 people had been arrested in a probe into the graft case of Istanbul's opposition mayor, whose jailing last month sparked nationwide protests. When Ekrem Imamoglu from the main opposition CHP was arrested on March 19, huge crowds began rallying in protest outside Istanbul City Hall every night, ...

Erdogan Accuses Israel of Destabilizing Syria

This is Beirut, 11/04 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Israel of sowing divisions in Syria in a bid to "dynamite" the "revolution" that toppled strongman Bashar al-Assad. Turkey is a key backer of Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led the rebel coalition which ousted Assad in December. "Israel ...

Turkey Wants More Than 700 X Accounts Blocked

This is Beirut, 23/03 21:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Turkey's authorities, faced with a mass opposition movement following the detention of the opposition mayor of Istanbul, have called for the closure of more than 700 accounts on X, the online platform said Sunday. "We object to multiple court orders from the Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority to block over 700 ...

Turkey Braces for More Protests Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest

This is Beirut, 21/03 16:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Turkey braced for a third day of protests on Friday as anger spread across the country over the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe. Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, was arrested at dawn on Wednesday, just days before he was due to be named the candidate for the main ...

UN: Over 300,000 Returned to Syria Since Assad's Fall

This is Beirut, 07/03 22:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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More than 300,000 refugees have returned to Syria since president Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, while nearly a million more people displaced inside the country have returned to their homes, the United Nations said on Friday. Since Assad was toppled by Islamist-led rebels on December 8, "we've now crossed the 300,000 returns" mark, ...

Turkish Pro-Kurdish Party Meets Leaders Amid Renewed Dialogue Efforts with PKK

This is Beirut, 02/01 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A delegation from Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition DEM party said it would meet Thursday with the parliamentary speaker and far-right MHP leader amid tentative efforts to resume dialogue between Ankara and the banned PKK militant group. In a statement, DEM said its three-person delegation would meet with Speaker Numan Kurtulmus at 1:30 pm (1030 ...

Joumblatt Meets Erdogan in Ankara

This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 16:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday during an official visit to Turkey. The two figures reviewed the latest developments in the region, including the ongoing events in Syria. Joumblatt was received at the presidential compound, accompanied by the current head ...

Turkey Appoints Interim Envoy to Syria

This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Turkey has named a new chief-of-mission to its long-closed embassy in Damascus, which it has pledged to reopen following the overthrow of strongman Bashar al-Assad, the Anadolou news agency said Thursday. Burhan Koroglu was named as Turkey's temporary charge d'affaires at its embassy, Anadolou said, quoting foreign ministry sources who did not ...

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