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Internally displaced people who fled Raqqa sit in a truck during the fighting with ISIS in Raqqa, Syria August 14, 2017. – Reuters

Temporary Syrian Resolutions Could Possibly Wage New Wars

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Aug 25, 2017 | Middle East

London- As ceasefire in three to four regions becomes active within pursuit to reduce escalation, the fight between Syrian regime forces and factions of the Free Syrian Army as well as other Islamic factions calmed down. However, ISIS parties – in Eastern Syria –...

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The new presidential palace in Ankara prior to its inauguration by the Turkish president on October 29, 2014 (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)

Puffing the Turkish Chibouk in Ankara

by Amir Taheri | Aug 25, 2017 | Opinion

When in a recent column, we commented on efforts by NATO powers to establish some contact with the Iranian military we didn’t expect any quick development on that score. However, this is precisely what happened last week when Iran’s new Chief of Staff, General...

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Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah (R) meets with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Kuwait City on June 15, 2017, AFP

Ankara: We Stand at Equal Lengths from Gulf Row Poles

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jun 16, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country is willing to deploy armed troops to Qatar amid rising tensions in the Gulf diplomatic row. A bloc of three Gulf states joined by Egypt have led a boycott against the gas-rich peninsula in a joint...

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Turkish police officers secure the road leading to the Russian embassy in Ankara on December 21, 2016. (AFP Photo)

Ankara Police Kill 2 Suspected ISIS Members Plotting Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 21, 2017 | Middle East

Turkish police on Sunday killed in a clash two suspected ISIS members believed to have been planning an attack in the capital Ankara, the regional governor said. The two, in their 20s, were killed during a police operation on their residence in the Etimesgut district...

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara, Turkey, March 30, 2017. Umit Bektas | Reuters

Tillerson Discusses in Ankara Choice of Syria “Safe Zones”

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Mar 31, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has signaled a new US stance on Syria that meets with Turkey’s own positions on some issues but differs on others, mainly concerning the fate of the head of the Syrian regime Bashar Assad. “The status and the...