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Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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