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Iran's first vice president arrives in Syria for key talks
Jan 28, 2019 15:00First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri has arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on a two-day visit to hold talks with senior officials of the Arab country.
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Iraq to summon Turkish envoy over killing of Iraqi Kurd
Jan 28, 2019 04:29The Iraqi Foreign Ministry says it will summon the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad over the death of an Iraqi Kurd by Turkish fire in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
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UN investigator in Khashoggi case demands access to Saudi consulate in Istanbul, not allowed yet
Jan 27, 2019 09:18A United Nations expert who has been assigned to investigate the state-sponsored assassination of Saudi Arabian dissident Jamal Khashoggi says she has requested access to Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul, where the critic was brutally killed, but has not heard from Riyadh yet.
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Rare tornado wreaks havoc in Turkey's Antalya Airport
Jan 27, 2019 01:24At least 12 people were injured at Turkey's Antalya Airport on Saturday, as the area was hit by a number of tornados.
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Teenager killed as protesters attack Turkish base in Iraq's Kurdish region
Jan 27, 2019 01:13A teenage boy has been killed in a bout of violence involving Turkish troops and Kurdish protesters in northern Iraq.
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Damascus: Turkey breaching 1998 agreement by ‘occupying Syrian territory’
Jan 26, 2019 15:27The Syrian government has strongly dismissed recent remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan concerning a 1998 agreement between Ankara and Damascus, saying Turkey has been breaching the pact by supporting “terrorism” and occupying Syrian territory since 2011.
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Turkey expects creation of Syria security zone in few months, Erdogan says
Jan 26, 2019 04:33Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Ankara government expects a “security zone” to be created in neighboring Syria within a few months as the United States withdraws its troops from the war-torn Arab country.
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UN envoy to travel to Turkey for probe into Khashoggi murder
Jan 25, 2019 03:13A UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions will travel to Turkey next week to head an "independent international inquiry" into the gruesome killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Russia, Turkey vow to continue joint anti-terror fight in militant-held Idlib
Jan 24, 2019 07:37Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have agreed to take steps towards stabilizing the situation in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, the last major militant stronghold in the Arab country.
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Iran, Turkey, Russia warn US against meddling in domestic affairs of Veneuzela
Jan 24, 2019 07:36Iran, Turkey and Russia throw their weight behind the Venezuelan government against a bizarre move by the US-backed opposition leader to proclaim himself “president,” warning Washington against interfering in domestic affairs of the South American state.