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Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu
Middle East
December 1, 2020
Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey ordered the detention of 82 military personnel in an operation targeting supporters of the Muslim preacher…
Turkey’s COVID curfew fails to contain surging second wave
Middle East
November 30, 2020
Turkey’s COVID curfew fails to contain surging second wave
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Coronavirus deaths in Turkey rose to a record for the seventh consecutive day on Sunday and the…
Egypt’s chemical and fertilizer exports decline to US$4.15 billion over 10 months
Business
November 29, 2020
Egypt’s chemical and fertilizer exports decline to US$4.15 billion over 10 months
Egypt’s exports of chemicals and fertilizers decreased by 4.8 percent during the first ten months of 2020, reaching $4.153 billion…
Saudi Arabia has suspended Turkish meat imports – Turkish union
Middle East
November 28, 2020
Saudi Arabia has suspended Turkish meat imports – Turkish union
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia formally suspended imports of meat, eggs and other products from Turkey earlier this month, the…
Pilots, civilians given life terms over Turkey’s 2016 coup
Middle East
November 27, 2020
Pilots, civilians given life terms over Turkey’s 2016 coup
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court sentenced hundreds of military and civilian personnel at an air base to life…
Turkey announces asymptomatic coronavirus case numbers for first time since July
Middle East
November 26, 2020
Turkey announces asymptomatic coronavirus case numbers for first time since July
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey recorded 28,351 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 6,814 with symptoms, Health Minister…
Kurdish and Turkey-backed fighters clash in Syria, 18 killed
Middle East
November 25, 2020
Kurdish and Turkey-backed fighters clash in Syria, 18 killed
BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes between Kurdish fighters and Turkey-backed opposition gunmen in northern Syria left at least 18 fighters dead…
UAE halts new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim states – document
Middle East
November 25, 2020
UAE halts new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim states – document
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries, including…
Turkish court adds new Saudi defendants in Khashoggi trial
Middle East
November 24, 2020
Turkish court adds new Saudi defendants in Khashoggi trial
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Tuesday added new defendants to the case against Saudi officials charged over the…
Germany says Turkey stopped it checking ship for arms-running to Libya
Middle East
November 23, 2020
Germany says Turkey stopped it checking ship for arms-running to Libya
BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkey prevented German forces belonging to a European Union military mission carrying out a full search of…