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Iran resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow plant in new stepback from deal
Middle East
November 7, 2019
Iran resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow plant in new stepback from deal
Iran resumed uranium enrichment at its underground Fordow plant south of Tehran on Thursday in a new step back from…
Crowd pelts with stones Turkish-Russian patrol in Syria: local media
Middle East
November 6, 2019
Crowd pelts with stones Turkish-Russian patrol in Syria: local media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish and Russian troops on Tuesday began their second joint patrol in northern Syria near Kobani, under…
Russian scandal clouds WADA summit
World
November 4, 2019
Russian scandal clouds WADA summit
Twenty years after its formation, the world anti-doping agency WADA meets for its fifth world conference in the Polish city…
Turkey blames Kurdish militia after deadly bombing in Syrian town
Middle East
November 3, 2019
Turkey blames Kurdish militia after deadly bombing in Syrian town
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A car bomb killed a dozen people and injured 30 on Saturday in a market of a…
Iran strikes initial deal to rebuild Syrian power grid
Middle East
November 2, 2019
Iran strikes initial deal to rebuild Syrian power grid
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran signed a preliminary agreement with Syria on Saturday to help rebuild the Arab ally’s electricity grid,…
Turkey, Russia launch joint patrols in northern Syria
Middle East
November 2, 2019
Turkey, Russia launch joint patrols in northern Syria
Turkey started joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria Friday to verify whether Kurdish forces have withdrawn from a key…
Joint Turkish and Russian patrols begin in Syrian region
Middle East
November 1, 2019
Joint Turkish and Russian patrols begin in Syrian region
SEVIMLI, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Russia launched joint patrols Friday in northeastern Syria, under a deal that halted a…
Syrian and Turkish armies in deadly border clash
Middle East
October 30, 2019
Syrian and Turkish armies in deadly border clash
The armies of Syria and Turkey traded deadly fire Tuesday for the first time since Ankara launched an anti-Kurdish offensive…
Turkey will clear Syria border area of Kurdish fighters if Russia fails to act: Erdogan
Middle East
October 26, 2019
Turkey will clear Syria border area of Kurdish fighters if Russia fails to act: Erdogan
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will clear northeast Syria of Kurdish YPG militia if Russia does not fulfill its obligations under…
Russia says US presence in Syria illegal, protects oil smugglers
Middle East
October 26, 2019
Russia says US presence in Syria illegal, protects oil smugglers
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defense ministry on Saturday attacked US plans to maintain and boost the American military presence in…