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Middle East Chessboard: How Iran, Turkey and Qatar Can Counterbalance Emerging Israeli-Gulf ‘Bloc’

Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020By Editor

Iran, Turkey and Qatar could form a united front to counter-balance possible geostrategic changes on the Middle Eastern grand chessboard emanating from the 15 September Abraham Accords inked by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain with Israel … Read More >Middle East Chessboard: How Iran, Turkey and Qatar Can Counterbalance Emerging Israeli-Gulf ‘Bloc’

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Foreign aid workers on Lesbos probed for helping traffickers deliver migrants to Greece

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020By Editor

Greek police have launched a criminal investigation into dozens of foreign aid workers on the island of Lesbos, who were allegedly in cahoots with human traffickers, delivering illegal migrants to Greece from Turkey. … Read More >Foreign aid workers on Lesbos probed for helping traffickers deliver migrants to Greece

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‘Defend your future’: Erdogan calls on ordinary Armenians to stand against their government as clashes with Azerbaijan continue

Posted on September 28, 2020September 28, 2020By Editor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Armenians to unite in opposition to their government, which he claims is the “biggest threat” to peace in the region, after military hostilities resumed with Azerbaijan. … Read More >‘Defend your future’: Erdogan calls on ordinary Armenians to stand against their government as clashes with Azerbaijan continue

Syria blasts Turkey as ‘sponsor of terrorism’ in UNGA address

Posted on September 28, 2020September 28, 2020By Editor

Damascus has lashed out at Ankara during a speech before the UN General Assembly, accusing the Turks of occupying swathes of Syrian land and creating a breeding ground for terrorists. … Read More >Syria blasts Turkey as ‘sponsor of terrorism’ in UNGA address

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‘This is not a colony!’ Ankara snaps at Washington over threat that US pharma may exit Turkey if it fails to repay $2.3bn debt

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020By Editor

US Ambassador David Satterfield is treating Turkey like a colony, Ankara’s health minister Fahrettin Koca said, commenting on the escalating row over the skyrocketing debt Turkey owes to American drug companies. … Read More >‘This is not a colony!’ Ankara snaps at Washington over threat that US pharma may exit Turkey if it fails to repay $2.3bn debt

US Policy Towards Kurds in Syria, Iraq Aimed at Undermining the Region, Turkish Security Expert Says

Posted on September 26, 2020September 26, 2020By Editor

A US envoy’s rare visit to Syria’s mostly Kurdish-held al-Hasakah region and his promise that Turkey won’t interfere in NE Syria indicates that Washington is pushing ahead with the plan of unifying various Kurdish regional groups with the aim of dividing Syria and Iraq, Turkish security expert Abdullah Agar has said. … Read More >US Policy Towards Kurds in Syria, Iraq Aimed at Undermining the Region, Turkish Security Expert Says

Palestine is a ‘bleeding wound of humanity’: Turkey’s Erdogan FUMES over Israel & ‘collaborators’ at UN General Assembly

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020By Editor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the Israeli government and its allies of supposedly making matters worse while addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Palestine. … Read More >Palestine is a ‘bleeding wound of humanity’: Turkey’s Erdogan FUMES over Israel & ‘collaborators’ at UN General Assembly

Joint Russian-Turkish Military Training Session Held in Idlib

Posted on September 21, 2020September 21, 2020By Editor

Russian and Turkish servicemen have held a joint training drill in the de-escalation zone in the Syrian province of Idlib, a spokesperson of the de-escalation zone’s coordination centre told journalists. … Read More >Joint Russian-Turkish Military Training Session Held in Idlib

Turkey, Russia Failed to Reach Common Position on Syria’s Idlib – Source

Posted on September 18, 2020September 18, 2020By Editor

According to the source, Turkey refused to leave checkpoints on the territories controlled by the Syrian army as well as reduce the number of its troops in the region and withdraw heavy weapons. … Read More >Turkey, Russia Failed to Reach Common Position on Syria’s Idlib – Source

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Ankara warns EU to stay out of its Mediterranean dispute with Greece

Posted on September 12, 2020September 12, 2020By Editor

The EU has no jurisdiction over maritime boundaries and should remain unbiased in Turkey’s dispute with Greece in the Mediterranean, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned the European Parliament. … Read More >Ankara warns EU to stay out of its Mediterranean dispute with Greece