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Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
Middle East
September 4, 2019
Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
DARBASIYAH, Syria (AP) — The creation of a so-called “safe zone” in northeastern Syria has gotten off to good start,…
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
Middle East
August 28, 2019
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kurdish YPG militia will pull forces and heavy weapons from a strip along Syria’s border with…
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
Middle East
August 23, 2019
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
Syrian government forces surrounded a Turkish military observation post in the northwest on Friday after overrunning neighbouring towns, upping the…
Syrians facing forced removal from Istanbul given temporary reprieve
Middle East
August 21, 2019
Syrians facing forced removal from Istanbul given temporary reprieve
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has extended to Oct. 30 its deadline for Syrian migrants not registered in Istanbul to leave…
Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayors
Middle East
August 20, 2019
Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayors
The Turkish government removed three mayors from office on Monday over alleged links to Kurdish militants as Ankara deepened its…
Turkey, US work to create buffer zone in northern Syria
Middle East
August 17, 2019
Turkey, US work to create buffer zone in northern Syria
For months, Turkey has been threatening to send troops across its southern border into predominantly Kurdish northeastern Syria. It would…
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Middle East
August 6, 2019
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to…
Turkey’s economy to contract in 2019, limited growth ahead: Reuters Poll
Economy
July 17, 2019
Turkey’s economy to contract in 2019, limited growth ahead: Reuters Poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s economy is expected to contract in 2019 for the first time in a decade and to…
EU slaps sanctions on Turkey over gas drilling off Cyprus
Middle East
July 16, 2019
EU slaps sanctions on Turkey over gas drilling off Cyprus
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers on Monday turned up the pressure on Turkey after approving an initial batch…
Turkish students protest plans to bulldoze green area, police fire pepper spray
Middle East
July 9, 2019
Turkish students protest plans to bulldoze green area, police fire pepper spray
ANKARA (Reuters) – Students at a top Turkish university on Monday protested against plans to bulldoze hundreds of trees to…