Locals in Syria’s Jarabulus protest regime presence
JARABULUS, Syria
The locals of the northern Syrian town of Jarabulus on Friday held demonstrations in protest of the presence of Bashar al-Assad regime and Russian forces in Manbij.
The protesters,...
Turkish, Russian top diplomats discuss Syria over phone
ANKARA
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Russia discussed on Thursday a recent deal between the two countries about northern Syria on the phone.
Mevlut Cavusoglu and Sergey Lavrov discussed the...
Syria: YPG/PKK opens fire on protest against France
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria
YPG/PKK terrorists in eastern Syria opened fire on people protesting against the publishing of insulting caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in France, injuring four people.
One of the...
Qatar, Saudi Arabia agree to reopen airspace, borders
DOHA, Qatar
After a feud of more than three years, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to reopen their airspace and borders starting tonight, Kuwait’s foreign minister announced on Monday.
Kuwait’s...
Syrian regime says Israel carried out attack on capital
ANKARA
Syria claimed late Sunday that it repelled a missile attack by Israel on the capital Damascus.
Israeli forces carried out an attack on some targets around the capital at 10.16...
Security forces in Syria seize 60 kg of explosives
SANLIURFA, Turkey
At least 60 kilograms (132 pounds) of explosives were seized in Syria’s Tal Abyad district, a governorate in southeastern Turkey said Wednesday.
The governorate in Sanliurfa province said the...
UN decries loss of life in Iraq protests
BAGHDAD
The UN Iraq envoy has condemned the loss of life and destruction of property amid mass protests that rocked several Iraqi provinces in recent days.
At least 63 people have...
Turkey, Russia, Iran issue joint statement on Syria
GENEVA
The foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran reaffirmed their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria in a joint statement Tuesday.
They issued the...
Turkey, Russia start joint ground patrols in N.Syria
ANKARA
Turkish and Russian troops on Friday started first joint ground patrols in northern Syria under a deal reached last month to clear the area of YPG/PKK terrorists, said Turkey's...
‘Civilians, structures unharmed’ in Turkey’s N.Syria operation
ANKARA
Civilians, historical and religious structures including churches were undamaged in Turkey's anti-terror operation in northern Syria, country’s Defense Ministry said on Monday.
As announced in the statements made before the start...
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BERLIN
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Turkiye welcomes OECD decision to open accession discussions with 6 countries
ISTANBUL
Turkiye on Wednesday welcomed a decision by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to open accession discussions with six candidate countries.
“We welcome...
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ANKARA
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Canada to send more troops to Ukraine in bid to deter war
TRENTON, Canada
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