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A Turkish flag flutters atop the Turkish embassy as an Israeli flag is seen nearby, in Tel Aviv, Israel June 26. Reuters

Israeli Defense Minister Supports Regional Alliance Replacing Washington

by Nazir Majli | Jan 13, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said he prefers to form a “regional alliance to fight terrorism including Israel and moderate Arab countries.” His comments came after political and military Israeli and U.S. groups had posed on the table of...

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President Vladimir Putin consoles the widow of diplomat Andrei Karlov. AFP

Turkey Releases Family of Karlov’s Killer

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Dec 23, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Joint investigation between Turkey and Russia in the murder of the Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, continued on Thursday as the Turkish authorities released the relatives of his assassin Turkish policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas. Both parents, the...

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Russian Ambassador in Turkey Shot by an off-Duty Police Officer

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 19, 2016 | Middle East

The gunman who shot the Russian ambassador to Turkey in an attack at an art gallery on Monday was an off-duty police officer who worked in the Turkish capital, two security sources told Reuters. Russia’s foreign ministry earlier confirmed that the ambassador,...

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Opposition and Russia Come to an Agreement in Ankara

by Youssef Diab | Dec 2, 2016 | Middle East

The Turkish capital Ankara hosted talks between the Syrian opposition and Moscow that were attended by Turkish officials. The talks were devoted to the latest developments in Aleppo and halting military operations in the east of the city. According to available...

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A Syrian child who fled with his family from rebel-held areas in the city of Aleppo. (AFP)

Calls for Saving Aleppo before it is Too Late

by Nazeer Rida | Dec 2, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- As the Syrian regime deployed on Thursday additional forces ahead of a push in the more populated neighborhoods of east Aleppo, calls emerged to save the city before it was too late. A global coalition of 223 nongovernmental organizations, including Human...