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Turkey’s Erdogan says plans 5% growth rate in 2020
Economy

Turkey’s Erdogan says plans 5% growth rate in 2020

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would plan for economic growth of 5% in 2020 and expected interest…
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…
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
Middle East

Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child

BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes targeted Syria’s last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib on Monday, killing at…
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…
As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians
Middle East

As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians

BEIRUT (AP) — Mustafa, a 21-year-old Syrian in Turkey, was at the shoe factory in Istanbul where he worked making…
Turkish court prohibits 136 websites: monitor
Middle East

Turkish court prohibits 136 websites: monitor

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court has banned 136 websites and social media accounts mainly belonging to organizations and people…
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…
Syrian rebels say ready to back Turkish-led operation in northeast
Middle East

Syrian rebels say ready to back Turkish-led operation in northeast

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebel commanders said on Monday they are ready to join Turkish troops in an offensive to…
Turkey starts filling huge Tigris river dam, activists say
Middle East

Turkey starts filling huge Tigris river dam, activists say

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has started filling a huge hydroelectric dam on the Tigris river, a lawmaker and activists said,…
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