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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to his supporters as he arrives to commemorate the one year anniversary of the July 15, 2016 failed coup attempt, in Istanbul, Saturday, July 15, 2017. Presidency Press Service via AP

Egypt Accuses Qatar of ‘Violating all Accords’

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jul 19, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah, Ankara, Cairo- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri said on Tuesday that his country would not forgive or deal with countries supporting and financing terrorism, adding that Qatar has violated all international laws and accords. During his meeting with Jean...

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: AFP

Turkey Marks 1st Coup Anniversary as More Civil Servants Dismissed

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 15, 2017 | Middle East

Turkey on Saturday holds an intense series of events to celebrate the first anniversary of the failed attempted coup, showcasing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on power on the heels of a new purge of civil servants.  The authorities have declared July 15...

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Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus Numan Kurtulmus talks to foreign media in Ankara in this file photo dated January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkey Says Military Presence in Qatar to Remain

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 4, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkey has reiterated that its military presence in Qatar will remain, considering any linkage between that and the crisis with Doha an error and stressing that its military base in Qatar serves the region’s security and not only Qatar’s. Deputy Prime Minister...

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AP photo

Erdogan Disapproves Persian Expansionism

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jun 17, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Iran was taking each of Iraq and Syria as an arena for more than a sectarian expansionism, describing its behavior as a “Persian expansionism.” In an interview with the Portuguese broadcaster RTP late...

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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...