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Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane
World

Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane

Turkey on Monday said it was assisting Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to cross its borders to join Syrian Kurdish forces…
Islamic State seizes one third of Syrian town Kobani
World

Islamic State seizes one third of Syrian town Kobani

Islamic State fighters have seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani despite US-led air strikes…
Turkish leader slams Security Council inaction, criticizes Egypt’s Sisi in UN General Assembly speech
Egypt

Turkish leader slams Security Council inaction, criticizes Egypt’s Sisi in UN General Assembly speech

The president of Turkey has slammed the U.N. Security Council's inaction on some of the world's most pressing issues, accusing…
Foreign Ministry: Egypt, Turkey to meet in New York
Egypt

Foreign Ministry: Egypt, Turkey to meet in New York

Turkey requested holding a meeting with Egypt on the sidelines of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly…
Some 130,000 Syrians reach Turkey, fleeing IS
World

Some 130,000 Syrians reach Turkey, fleeing IS

The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic…
Erdogan: Turkey would welcome Muslim Brotherhood figures who leave Qatar
World

Erdogan: Turkey would welcome Muslim Brotherhood figures who leave Qatar

Turkey would welcome senior figures from Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood after they were asked to leave Qatar under pressure from…
Earthquake hits north-west Turkey, effects felt in Alexandria
Egypt

Earthquake hits north-west Turkey, effects felt in Alexandria

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit the Aegean Sea in north-west Turkey on Thursday. According to information that…
Dozens of Turkish police detained over ‘anti-government plot’
Egypt

Dozens of Turkish police detained over ‘anti-government plot’

Dozens of Turkish police officers, including a former chief of a police financial unit, were detained on Monday in a…
Turkey’s Erdogan sworn in as president
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Turkey’s Erdogan sworn in as president

Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as Turkey's 12th president at a ceremony in parliament on Thursday, cementing his position as…
Former Libyan PM: Turkey, Qatar, armed militias, provided weapons
Egypt

Former Libyan PM: Turkey, Qatar, armed militias, provided weapons

Former Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril claimed that Qatar and Turkey armed 1,600 militias and imported 22 million firearms into…
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