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Turkey continues to arm terrorist groups in Idlib, evades Sochi commitments: Syrian UN envoy
Sep 17, 2019 08:57Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Hussam Eddin Ala, says Turkey has been providing various types of munitions to foreign-sponsored terrorist groups operating in the country’s militant-held northwestern province of Idlib, and reneging on its commitments under the Sochi agreement.
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Iran, Turkey agree to increase use of local currencies in trade: Chief banker
Sep 16, 2019 10:57The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says use of local currencies in bilateral trade with Turkey would increase thanks to new agreements reached on the sidelines of a high-profile meeting between presidents of the two countries.
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Presidents of Iran, Russia, Turkey meet in Ankara to discuss Syria
Sep 16, 2019 08:33The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey meet on Monday in the Turkish capital of Ankara to discuss a political resolution to Syria’s eight-year conflict.
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Turkey censures Israeli regime over ‘racist’ annexation plan
Sep 15, 2019 13:19Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has denounced Israel for continuing its “aggressive” policies after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his plan to annex more areas of the occupied West Bank following the upcoming elections.
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Delivery of second S-400 battery to Turkey completed, defense ministry says
Sep 15, 2019 08:49Turkey's Defense Ministry says the delivery of the second battery of the advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems has been completed, and that the systems would become operational in April 2020.
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Turkey orders arrest of 223 military personnel over 2016 coup links
Sep 14, 2019 07:20Turkey has ordered the arrest of 223 serving military personnel across the country and in the breakaway state of Northern Cyprus over suspected links to a network Ankara accuses of organizing an attempted coup in 2016, state media said on Saturday.
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Erdogan says will talk to Trump about buying Patriot missiles
Sep 14, 2019 03:09The Turkish president says he will discuss with his American counterpart Donald Trump a possible purchase of US-made Patriot surface-to-air missile systems in an upcoming meeting.
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Iran president due in Ankara for trilateral summit on Syria
Sep 14, 2019 02:00President Hassan Rouhani will attend a trilateral meeting in Ankara with Vladimir Putin of Russia and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in order to discuss a political resolution to the Syria crisis.
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Erdogan says Turkey, US at odds over Syria safe zone
Sep 09, 2019 01:56Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara and Washington do not see eye to eye regarding a planned “safe zone” in northern Syria, where an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militants opposed by Turkey enjoy the United States’ support in their alleged fight against terrorism.
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Joint US-Turkish patrols in flagrant violation of Syria’s sovereignty: Damascus
Sep 08, 2019 09:52Syria has censured a recent decision by Turkish and US military forces to begin joint ground patrols in a so-called safe zone east of the Euphrates in northeastern Syria, arguing that the move constitutes a blatant violation of the international law and the Syrian sovereignty.