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Malaysian PM welcomes Rouhani's cryptocurrency proposal alternative to US dollar
Dec 20, 2019 13:08Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that he agrees with Iran’s suggestion on using cryptocurrency as an alternative to the US dollar.
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Syria: Erdogan exploiting intl. forums to market his 'suspicious schemes'
Dec 20, 2019 04:57The Syrian government has expressed strong opposition to Ankara’s decision to create a so-called safe zone in the northeastern part of the Arab country, warning that the Turkish president is using international forums as a tool to promote his “suspicious schemes.”
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Bomb attack leaves five dead in Turkish-controlled northern Syrian town
Dec 20, 2019 03:20At least five people, including three children, have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when a car rigged with explosives went off in an area of Syria’s northeastern province of al-Hasakah, controlled by Turkish military forces and their allied militants ever since they launched a ground offensive against militants from the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).
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UN hails 'decisive shift' in refugee assistance at global meet
Dec 19, 2019 13:23The UN has hailed a "decisive shift" in the approach to helping surging numbers of displaced people, after a summit ended with billions in donations and concrete promises to simplify refugee integration.
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Iran warns of US plot to control Syria’s oil
Dec 19, 2019 10:01President Hassan Rouhani lashed out at the US government for its attempts to gain control of Syria’s oil resources, calling for closer cooperation among Iran, Turkey and Syria to implement the Astana Peace Process.
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Erdogan slams certain Islamic ‘platforms’ for inaction over Muslim woes
Dec 19, 2019 08:06Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized certain Islamic organizations for their failure to take action in dealing with the challenges facing Muslims.
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Over 100 children born to Daesh terrorists to repatriated to Turkey from Iraq
Dec 19, 2019 03:55The Iraqi Foreign Ministry says a group of more than one hundred Turkish children, whose parents are being held in the Arab country for membership in the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, are going to be repatriated from Baghdad later this month.
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Turkey calls US ending of Cyprus arms embargo ‘dangerous escalation’
Dec 18, 2019 08:17Turkey has warned that the United States’ decision to end a decades-old arms embargo on Cyprus would be a “dangerous escalation.”
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Trump refuses to back Congress recognition of Armenian 'genocide' after Erdogan threat
Dec 18, 2019 04:58The administration of US President Donald Trump says it does not consider the early 20th century mass killings of Armenians as 'genocide,' rejecting a Senate resolution saying otherwise.
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Turkey detains opposition mayor over affiliation to 2016 botched putsch
Dec 17, 2019 12:13Turkey has arrested a mayor from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) over his alleged membership of a movement led by US-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, who the Ankara government accuses of having masterminded the failed July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.