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Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games

Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games

BEIRUT (AP) — They always anticipated US support would run out, but President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to rapidly pull…
Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran

Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli former cabinet minister admitting to spying for Iran on Wednesday in a plea deal in…
Turkey building boom turning to bust as economy slows

Turkey building boom turning to bust as economy slows

Deep in a provincial region of northwestern Turkey, it looks like a mirage — hundreds of luxury houses built in…
UN asks Australia to consider Saudi teen for ‘refugee resettlement’

UN asks Australia to consider Saudi teen for ‘refugee resettlement’

  The UN has said an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family is a legitimate refugee and has asked…
Pompeo launches Mideast tour vowing no IS return

Pompeo launches Mideast tour vowing no IS return

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Tuesday in Jordan on a Middle East tour to show commitment to…
Erdogan rebukes Bolton over Kurdish militia comments

Erdogan rebukes Bolton over Kurdish militia comments

ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan rebuked Washington’s national security adviser on Tuesday for demanding that Turkey does not harm…
Australia to ‘consider’ Saudi woman’s asylum plea

Australia to ‘consider’ Saudi woman’s asylum plea

  Australia said Tuesday it will “carefully consider” the asylum claim of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled alleged abuse…
Turkey’s 12,000-year-old Hasankeyf about to be engulfed

Turkey’s 12,000-year-old Hasankeyf about to be engulfed

From the ancient citadel overlooking the valley, Ridvan Ayhan looks at the Tigris with a furrowed brow. The river that…
Asylum assessment of Saudi woman in Thailand to take days: UNHCR

Asylum assessment of Saudi woman in Thailand to take days: UNHCR

  The asylum claim of a young Saudi woman who resisted deportation from Thailand in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal will…
Turkey orders arrest of 100 soldiers over suspected Gulen links: Anadolu

Turkey orders arrest of 100 soldiers over suspected Gulen links: Anadolu

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 100 soldiers over suspected links to the network of the…
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