Turkey
As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians
Middle East
August 22, 2019
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…
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…
Activists: Airstrikes halt Turkish convoy on road in Syria
Middle East
August 19, 2019
Activists: Airstrikes halt Turkish convoy on road in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Airstrikes halted a Turkish military convoy carrying ammunition after it crossed into northern Syria on Monday,…
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…
Turkish court prohibits 136 websites: monitor
Middle East
August 7, 2019
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
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…
US welcomes conditional truce in Syria’s Idlib region
Middle East
August 4, 2019
US welcomes conditional truce in Syria’s Idlib region
The United States Sunday welcomed a ceasefire in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region after months of deadly government bombardments but insisted…
Turkey starts filling huge Tigris river dam, activists say
Middle East
August 2, 2019
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,…
Syria regime agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Syria regime agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented
The Syrian government has agreed to a truce in the war-torn northwestern region of Idlib on condition a Turkish-Russian buffer-zone…