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		Turkey hires US lobbying firm to return to F-35 jet program
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	February 19, 2021
Turkey hires US lobbying firm to return to F-35 jet program
						ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has hired a Washington-based law firm to lobby for its readmission to the US F-35 fighter…					
				
			
		Taliban threat in Afghanistan ‘will significantly rise,’ says German defense minister
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	February 19, 2021
Taliban threat in Afghanistan ‘will significantly rise,’ says German defense minister
						NATO has made no decision on whether or when to pull out of Afghanistan, the military alliance’s top official said on…					
				
			
		NATO to agree larger Iraq training force as violence rises
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	February 16, 2021
NATO to agree larger Iraq training force as violence rises
						BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO defense ministers are set to expand the military alliance’s training mission in Iraq once the coronavirus…					
				
			
		New Libya interim government agreed in UN talks
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	February 6, 2021
New Libya interim government agreed in UN talks
						GENEVA/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – UN sponsored talks produced a new interim government for Libya on Friday aimed at resolving a decade…					
				
			
		Iran hosts Afghan Taliban leader as peace talks stalled
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	February 1, 2021
Iran hosts Afghan Taliban leader as peace talks stalled
						DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban during the past week, offering Tehran’s own help…					
				
			
		Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	February 1, 2021
Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline
						ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban’s deal…					
				
			
		NATO countries want to keep forces in Afghanistan but need US support: Afghan president
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	January 30, 2021
NATO countries want to keep forces in Afghanistan but need US support: Afghan president
						WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NATO alliance members are “very much interested” in keeping troops in Afghanistan but they cannot remain without…					
				
			
		Turkey hopes Mediterranean talks can calm choppy waters with EU
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	January 24, 2021
Turkey hopes Mediterranean talks can calm choppy waters with EU
						BRUSSELS/ANKARA (Reuters) – After a five-year hiatus marked by grievances over their rival claims to Mediterranean waters, Turkey resumes talks…					
				
			
		US calls Bahrain, UAE ‘major security partners’
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	January 16, 2021
US calls Bahrain, UAE ‘major security partners’
						DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States called Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates “major security partners” early…					
				
			
		Erdogan hopes for positive steps on F-35 jet program in Biden term
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	January 15, 2021
Erdogan hopes for positive steps on F-35 jet program in Biden term
						ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he hoped positive steps will be taken on Turkey’s role in…					
				
			