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Erdogan's Ottoman ambitions: expanding zones of influence

On September 27, Turkey expressed active support to Azerbaijan in the newly erupted Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. According to founder of the London-based Syrian …

	UAE and Bahrain say the Abraham Accords are step toward peace between Israel and the PLO
	Turkey gets a warning
	Russian Aerospace Forces in skies over Libya?

• 18.08.2020 11:11

  Trump calls Putin ‘world-class chess player’ along with Xi and Erdogan

  Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan are "world-class chess players" and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won’t be …

• 14.08.2020 10:30

  Palestine recalls envoy to UAE after decision to normalize ties with Israel

  Palestine has announced that it was recalling its ambassador to the United Arab Emirates after Abu Dhabi made the decision to normalize relations with Israel, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad …

• 07.08.2020 10:37

  Beirut explosion toll rises to 149

  At least 149 people died, over 5,000 were injured in a powerful explosion on August 4 in the seaport of Beirut, Lebanese newspaper L’Orient-Le Jour reported, citing a source in the Ministry of …

• 06.08.2020 11:16

  Third plane of Russian emergencies ministry heads to Beirut hit by powerful blast

  A third plane of the Russian emergencies ministry has taken off for Beirut, rocked by a huge blast on Tuesday, after a stopover in Saratov, the ministry’s press service said on Thursday. "At …

• 05.08.2020 14:47

  Beirut governor estimates blast damage at up to $5 bln

  The damage caused by the deadly explosion in the Beirut port area on Tuesday could be estimated at $3 bln -$5 bln, Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud told LBC TV channel. According to the Beirut governor, …

• 05.08.2020 10:38

  Death toll in Beirut explosion tops 100

  More than 100 people were killed in the blast in Beirut, Sky News Arabia TV channel reported on Wednesday citing the Lebanese Red Cross. According to the report, more than 4,000 people were …

• 05.08.2020 10:11

  Israeli army says it’s time to ‘transcend conflict’ with Lebanon

  The Israeli Defense Forces said on Tuesday the Jewish state offered humanitarian and medical assistance to Lebanon after the deadly Beirut port blast, adding that it was time to ‘transcend …

• 22.07.2020 16:58

  Russia, Turkey hold consultations on resolving Libyan conflict

  Russia and Turkey have held inter-agency consultations on resolving the Libyan conflict in Ankara on July 21-22, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. "The parties thoroughly …

• 14.07.2020 11:12

  Russia regrets Turkey’s decision to turn Hagia Sophia museum into mosque

  Moscow regrets Ankara’s decision to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia from a museum back into a mosque, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday. "We regret the …

• 13.07.2020 16:25

  Putin, Erdogan discussed situation in Idlib and settlement in Lybia

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave high marks to the interaction between the Defense Ministries of the two countries which allowed to stabilize the …