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Turkey, US mutually lift sanctions on top gov't officials in sign of easing tensions
Nov 03, 2018 03:30Turkey and the United States have mutually removed sanctions on top government officials, signaling a thaw in frosty relations after the Turkish government detained American Christian pastor Andrew Brunson.
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Erdogan: Order to kill Khashoggi came from ‘highest levels’ of Saudi gov't
Nov 03, 2018 03:12Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the assassination of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul had been ordered at the "highest levels" of the Saudi government, but he does “not believe for a second” that King Salman issued the order.
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Norway summons Saudi envoy over Khashoggi murder
Nov 02, 2018 12:11Norway has summoned Saudi Arabia’s ambassador over the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Arab kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul last month.
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Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan share stance on Middle East: FM Zarif
Oct 31, 2018 02:46Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan have similar stances on developments in the Middle East and are determined to strengthen joint cooperation.
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UN rights chief urges intl. experts to help murdered Saudi journalist’s investigation
Oct 31, 2018 02:37United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has called for international experts to be involved in an independent investigation into the murder of prominent Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing after visiting the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul earlier this month.
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Turkey to launch larger operations in northern Syria: Erdogan
Oct 30, 2018 11:23Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will soon launch larger operations east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, where it has been confronting US-backed Kurdish militants.
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Saudi public prosecutor holds 2nd round of talks in Istanbul, visits Riyadh's consulate
Oct 30, 2018 11:17Amid investigations into the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the kingdom’s public prosecutor holds a second round of talks with Turkish officials in Istanbul before visiting Riyadh’s consulate, where the crime took place.
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Iranian, Turkish, Azeri foreign ministers meet in Istanbul
Oct 30, 2018 11:02Iranian, Turkish, and Azerbaijani foreign ministers have held their sixth trilateral meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss matters of common interest.
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Turkish president opens Istanbul’s new airport, calls it ‘world’s new hub’
Oct 30, 2018 04:55Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday inaugurated a massive new airport project in Istanbul, which he says will become the ‘world’s new hub’ once completed in 2028.
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Trump paves way for Saudis to cover up Khashoggi’s murder: Fiancée
Oct 30, 2018 02:57Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancée has held the Saudi authorities responsible for his recent murder in Istanbul, slamming the US president for paving the way for Riyadh to cover up the crime.