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UNSC failure behind use of drones by some states for terrorist acts: Syria's envoy
Jul 10, 2020 06:36Syria says the UN Security Council's silence has emboldened some hostile states and foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists to make vast use of unmanned aerial vehicles to launch acts of terrorism and aggression across the Arab country.
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Iraqi president censures Turkish ‘military violation’ of Iraqi soil
Jul 09, 2020 12:00Iraqi President Barham Salih has censured Turkey’s ongoing cross-border operation in the Arab country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region against hideouts of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group, describing the offensive as a “military violation” of Iraqi soil.
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Russia, Turkey working on ceasefire in Libya
Jul 08, 2020 15:04Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow and Ankara are working on an immediate ceasefire agreement in Libya.
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Russia to propose UNSC resolution on Syria aid delivery after veto
Jul 08, 2020 08:19Moscow says it will propose a draft resolution at the UN Security Council to seek a six-month extension of a cross-border aid delivery mechanism for Syria through one checkpoint, after Russia and China vetoed a relevant resolution drafted based on an “outdated” format.
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Huge forest fire threatens Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula
Jul 07, 2020 08:20Hundreds of firefighters were working to extinguish a forest fire in northwest Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula on Monday (July 6), state-owned Anadolu news agency said, adding maritime traffic in the Canakkale straits was suspended due to the blaze.
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Turkish troops, allied militants cut off drinking water to people in Syria’s Hasakah, environs
Jul 06, 2020 04:03Turkish military troops and allied militants have once again cut off drinking water supplies to about a million people living in and around the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakah by stopping a border water pumping station, a report says.
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Iraq officially protests Turkey’s cross-border offensive
Jul 05, 2020 08:34The Iraqi government has expressed its official protest at Turkey’s attacks against the Arab country’s north, saying the offensive must immediately stop.
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Turkey begins trial of Saudi officials in Jamal Khasshoggi’s case
Jul 03, 2020 15:03A Turkish court put 20 Saudi officials on trial in absentia on Friday for the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which sparked international outrage and tarnished the image of Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler.
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Iraq threatens to sever trade ties with Turkey over cross-border operation
Jul 03, 2020 13:04Iraq has threatened to cut off its trade ties with Turkey in protest at Ankara’s ongoing cross-border operation in the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region against hideouts of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group.
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France should apologize over ‘false claims’ about naval incident in Mediterranean: Turkish FM
Jul 03, 2020 04:56Turkey says France should apologize for making “false claims” about a naval incident between the warships of the two NATO allies in the Mediterranean last month that prompted Paris to ask for a NATO investigation.