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Turkish troops, allied militants cut off drinking water to people in Syria’s Hasakah, environs
Jul 05, 2020 23:33Turkish military troops and allied militants have once again cut off drinking water supplies to about a million people living in and around the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakah by stopping a border water pumping station, a report says.
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Iraq officially protests Turkey’s cross-border offensive
Jul 05, 2020 04:04The Iraqi government has expressed its official protest at Turkey’s attacks against the Arab country’s north, saying the offensive must immediately stop.
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Turkey begins trial of Saudi officials in Jamal Khasshoggi’s case
Jul 03, 2020 10:33A Turkish court put 20 Saudi officials on trial in absentia on Friday for the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which sparked international outrage and tarnished the image of Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler.
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Iraq threatens to sever trade ties with Turkey over cross-border operation
Jul 03, 2020 08:34Iraq has threatened to cut off its trade ties with Turkey in protest at Ankara’s ongoing cross-border operation in the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region against hideouts of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group.
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France should apologize over ‘false claims’ about naval incident in Mediterranean: Turkish FM
Jul 03, 2020 00:26Turkey says France should apologize for making “false claims” about a naval incident between the warships of the two NATO allies in the Mediterranean last month that prompted Paris to ask for a NATO investigation.
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Russian president: US after ‘economically suffocating’ Syria
Jul 02, 2020 00:15Russian President Vladimir Putin during a video conference with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on Syria on Wednesday said the United States seeks to ‘economically suffocate’ Syria by adopting new sanctions against the country.
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Iran’s gas exports to Turkey resume after pipeline repairs
Jul 01, 2020 11:48The Iranian Oil Ministry says it has resumed exports of natural gas to Turkey despite reports in the media suggesting that exports could stop for good because of price disputes.
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Iran to host virtual Syria talks with Russia, Turkey on Wed.
Jun 30, 2020 12:23President Hassan Rouhani will host a virtual conference with his Russian and Turkish counterparts on the situation in Syria and the West Asian country’s peace process on Wednesday.
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Battle looms over Libya’s strategic city of Sirte
Jun 30, 2020 07:06Libyan government forces are preparing to retake the strategic city of Sirte, and the rebels occupying the city are also reinforcing their ranks by deploying thousands of foreign mercenaries ahead of the battle.
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35 migrants rescued from half-sunken boat in Aegean Sea
Jun 30, 2020 01:05Turkey’s coastguard said it rescued 35 migrants from a boat found half sunken in the Aegean Sea early on Monday (June 29), and was searching for four more missing people.