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Opinion: Erdogan in the Kremlin

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 12, 2016 | Opinion

It was difficult for some to accept President Recep Tayyib Erdogan shaking his opponent President Vladimir Putin’s hand and Turkey’s reconciliation with Russia. Ankara’s signing of a deal to normalise relations with Israel has led to much criticism. The matter is only...

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Caption:Russian President Putin and Turkish President Erdogan attend their meeting in St. Petersburg. Photo: Reuters

Erdogan keeping a ‘Five-Months’ Distance

by Tariq Alhomayed | Aug 12, 2016 | Opinion

Regional and Western spotlight was highly focused on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin’s meeting which lasted for four hours, after which Erdogan came out referring to Putin by “my dear friend”. What remains are echoed...

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An investor looks at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, June 12, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily

Relaxing Foreign Investment Restrictions Draws Attention to Saudi Share Market

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Aug 12, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- Saudi share market has become an investment destination that attracts foreign capitals, following the kingdom’sdecision to relax imposed conditions and restrictions on foreign financial institutions that are willing to invest in the local share market. These...

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. AFP

Turkey Says Receiving ‘Positive Signals’ from U.S. as Gulen Sticks to Call for Independent Body

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 12, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey said Friday it has received “positive signals” from the United States over its requests to extradite Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who reiterated that he would only hand himself over to Turkish authorities if an independent...

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Turkish army tanks manoeuver as Turkish Kurds watch over the Syrian town of Kobani. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Iran Heavy Artillery Pounds Iraqi Kurdistan Region

by Dalshad Abdullah | Aug 12, 2016 | Middle East

Irbil- Heavy Iranian Revolutionary Guard artillery intensely shelled borderline villages belonging to the Iraqi Kurdistan region on Thursday. Lasting for six hours, the shelling resulted in a grave loss among civilians of which most were forced to escape their homes...