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Turkey’s Chair on Security and Intelligence Ilser, Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey’s Chair on Intelligence: Army Purged, many Putsch Linked Generals Dismissed

by Thaer Abbas | Aug 28, 2016 | Interviews

Turkey’ Committee Chair on Security and Intelligence Emrullah Ilser confirmed that his country has fully overcome the ‘first shock’ caused by the 15 July failed coup. The top official revealed that measures and adjustments will be carried out within his committee,...

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. AFP

Turkish FM: Relations with Russia won’t Change our Stance on Assad

by Thaer Abbas | Aug 19, 2016 | Interviews

Ankara- Since the July 15 attempted coup, streets and airports have been crowded. Nothing in Turkey reflects the imposed state of emergency. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu lived the moments of the failed coup like many other politicians, describing them as...

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Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney. Getty Images

More than $90 Billion British Fees for Leaving European Market

by Thaer Abbas | Aug 11, 2016 | Business

London- “Recent surveys of business activity, confidence and optimism suggest that the UK is likely to see little growth in GDP in the second half of this year,” the Bank of England said. The Bank of England released some of the findings of its August regional agents’...

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A file photo of a Su-24 fighter jet taking off near Latakia, Syria. Russia’s Defense Ministry / Reuters

Erdogan is Sorry and Moscow: ‘he Apologized’… The Result is Quick Normalization of Ties

by Thaer Abbas | Jun 28, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Turkey took on Monday a step forward in improving its tense relations with Russia. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to Moscow carrying two messages: Ankara said that Erdogan was deeply sad when Turkey hit a Russian jet that violated its...

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Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during ACI Lebanon Golden Jubilee Grand Celebration, in Beirut September 1, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Riad Salameh: Man of Trust Faces Biggest Career Challenge

by Thaer Abbas | Jun 18, 2016 | Business, Features

Beirut-Not too many people in Lebanon envy Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh today. He is one of the figures whose names are circulated for presidency, if parties agree on having a “consensual” candidate. Yet his stances against the so-called Hezbollah in the current...