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Turkish government sending Libya deployment bill to parliament despite opposition’s rejection
Dec 30, 2019 13:03The Turkish government is sending to parliament a bill mandating troop deployment to Libya despite the opposition’s rejection, three days after Ankara announced the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) had officially requested military support from Turkey.
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Turkish police detain 94 people suspected of having ties to Daesh
Dec 30, 2019 12:53Turkish police have detained at least 94 people suspected of having ties to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group amid nationwide raids aimed at preventing potential acts of terror ahead of New Year’s celebrations.
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Turkey says it will not withdraw from observation posts in Syria's Idlib
Dec 29, 2019 13:41The Turkish defense minister says Turkey will not withdraw from its observation posts in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib as the Damascus government ground forces have recently advanced in several areas during a large-scale counter-terrorism operation there.
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Turkey dispatches military plane to Somalia to evacuate bombing victims
Dec 29, 2019 09:49Turkey has dispatched a military plane with medics to Somalia to help and evacuate victims gravely wounded in a bloody bombing attack in the African country.
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Turkey says Libya risks ‘sliding into chaos’
Dec 29, 2019 08:48Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, whose country is preparing for troop deployment to Libya, says the prolongation of the Libyan conflict could plunge the North African country into “chaos” and turn it into another Syria.
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Libya’s eastern government rejects security deal with Turkey
Dec 29, 2019 04:48Libya’s eastern-based administration has rejected a security deal between the UN-backed government and Turkey, saying plans by Ankara to deploy troops to the North African country would be seen as a form of unwanted intervention.
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Saudi judicial system corrupt, Bin Salman chief culprit behind Khashoggi's killing: Dissidents
Dec 29, 2019 04:07A group of Saudi rights activists, researchers and journalists have severely censured the ultra-conservative kingdom’s “corrupt” judicial system over shielding the masterminds of the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October last year, describing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the primary culprit in the case.
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Libya requested military support from Turkey: Erdogan's aide
Dec 28, 2019 05:50Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's communications director says Tripoli has asked for Ankara's military aid, stressing his country's commitment to agreements signed with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA).
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Erdogan unveils prototypes of first Turkish electric vehicles
Dec 28, 2019 03:26Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented the prototypes of Turkey's first domestic electric automobile, in Gebze, close to Istanbul on Friday.
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Iran, Turkey sign religious cooperation agreement
Dec 27, 2019 04:09Iran and Turkey have inked a cooperation agreement focusing on further expansion of religious relations.