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Turkey: The Arabs... Pawns Caught in Power Play

Marc Saikali, 2024-12-26 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Erdogan seems to be indomitable and relentless in pursuing his ambitions. He just pulled off a remarkable masterstroke: toppling the Assad regime, with an American green light and a tacit Russian approval. Once shunned and labeled the gravedigger of Ataturk’s secular legacy – not to mention contested in the ballot box – he has now staged a ...

Erdogan Warns Kurdish Militia in Syria to Lay Down Arms

This is Beirut, 2024-12-25 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria must either surrender their weapons or “be buried,” amid ongoing hostilities between Turkey-backed Syrian fighters and Kurdish militants following the fall of Bashar al-Assad this month, according to a report on Reuters. Since Assad's departure, Ankara ...

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 Says over 25,0000 Syrians Returned Home Since Assad's Fall

This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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More than 25,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkey since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by Islamist-led HTS rebels, Turkey's interior minister said Tuesday. Turkey is home to nearly three million refugees who fled the civil war that broke out in 2011, and whose presence has been an issue for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. "The ...

Erdogan Reaffirms Turkey’s Stance on Syria’s Territorial Sovereignty

This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 20:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ensuring the protection of Syria's territorial integrity is an unchanging line for Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday. "Protecting Syria's territorial integrity and unitary structure under all circumstances is Turkey's unchanging line. We never step back from this," he said after remarks warning Israel that it would be "forced" to ...

What Next?

David Hale , 2024-12-23 15:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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So many Syrians and Lebanese are celebrating the downfall of the Assad regime, whose last decade of rule came courtesy of Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah. The proximate cause of the final collapse is debatable; some attribute it to the inability of Russia to come to Assad's defense, while others cite Israel's decimation of Assad's Hezbollah ...

Germany Says Turkey Must not Wage War on Syria's Kurdish Groups

This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany on Monday warned Turkey against stepping up military action against Kurdish armed groups in the north of Syria, two weeks after Islamist-led rebels toppled Syria's longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday it was time to destroy "terrorist" groups that posed a threat to Syria's survival, namely the ...

Turkish FM Calls For Removal of Sanctions Imposed on Syria

This is Beirut, 2024-12-22 18:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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International sanctions on Damascus must be lifted "as soon as possible" to allow Syria to get back on its feet and refugees to return home, Turkey's top diplomat said Sunday. "The sanctions imposed on the previous regime need to be lifted as soon as possible," Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on a visit to ...

Erdogan Says Time to 'Eradicate' IS, Kurdish Fighters in Syria

This is Beirut, 2024-12-20 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Turkish president Recep Tayyib Erdogan said Friday it was time to destroy "terrorist" groups that posed a threat to Syria's survival, in reference to Islamic State group jihadists and Kurdish fighters. "Daesh, the PKK and their affiliates -- which threaten the survival of Syria -- must be eradicated," he told journalists while returning from a ...

Turkey, Iran Leaders at Muslim Summit in Cairo

This is Beirut, 2024-12-19 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The leaders of Turkey and Iran called on Thursday for unity in Syria at a summit of eight Muslim-majority countries after the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad. Turkey historically backed Assad's opponents, while Iran supported his rule. The gathering of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also known as the ...

Thousands Protest in Northeast Syria in Support of Kurdish-Led Force

This is Beirut, 2024-12-19 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Thousands of people demonstrated Thursday in northeast Syria in support of a US-backed, Kurdish-led force that for weeks has been pushing back against Turkey-backed fighters, an AFP correspondent said. The show of support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) comes after Islamist-led rebels toppled Syria's longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad ...

Mikati Calls for Action to Serve the Public Good at the D-8 Summit in Cairo

This is Beirut, 2024-12-19 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati took part in the opening session of the 11th Summit of the Developing Eight (D-8) in Cairo on Thursday. In his speech at the opening session, Mikati stressed the need for D-8 member states to “focus on action” in order to work for “the public good.” Mikati arrived in Egypt on Thursday for an official ...

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