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UN on Saudi Khashoggi ruling: Punishment doesn’t fit the crime
Sep 09, 2020 01:53The United Nations has condemned the disproportion between a Saudi court ruling on the 2018 assassination of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the enormity of the crime.
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Russia offers to mediate between Cyprus, Turkey in maritime dispute
Sep 08, 2020 09:44Russia has offered to mediate between Cyprus and Turkey in a dispute over energy exploration rights in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Turkey-Greece standoff: Erdogan urges EU sincerity in resolving territorial dispute
Sep 07, 2020 07:05Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told European Council President Charles Michel that the European Union's response to the East Mediterranean dispute would be a test of the bloc's sincerity.
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Sanctions against Turkey on EU table over Greece tensions: France
Sep 07, 2020 01:07France says sanctions against Turkey are on the table during an upcoming meeting of the European Council as tensions with Greece deepen.
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Iraqi parliament committee rejects direct negotiations with Turkey amid PKK operation
Sep 07, 2020 00:19The security and defense committee of Iraq’s parliament has rejected direct negotiations with Turkey over an ongoing cross-border operation in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region against the hideouts of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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Erdogan warns Greece to enter Mediterranean talks or face ‘painful’ consequences
Sep 06, 2020 04:08Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Greece to enter talks over disputed territorial claims in the eastern Mediterranean or face “painful” consequences.
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Turkey calls Macron ‘hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean
Sep 05, 2020 11:00Turkish foreign minister has called French President Emmanuel Macron “hysterical” over his meddling in foreign-backed conflicts in Libya and Syria as well as Ankara’s dispute with Greece over sea boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Turkey accuses Greece of ‘rejecting dialog, lying’ in Mediterranean dispute
Sep 05, 2020 02:54Turkey has accused Greece of shunning dialog and lying after Athens denied it had agreed to NATO-brokered talks aimed at de-escalating tensions in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean.
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US announces decision to partially lift arms ban on Cyprus, angering Turkey
Sep 02, 2020 01:55The United States says it is partially lifting a 33-year arms embargo on Cyprus, drawing a strong rebuke from Turkey, at a time of escalating tensions in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Turkish-backed militants steal electricity poles, transmission towers in Syria’s Hasakah: SANA
Sep 01, 2020 01:54Turkish-backed Takfiri militants have stolen electricity poles and transmission towers in the northern sector of Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, as they continue to commit various crimes against local populations.