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People stand on a Turkish army tank at Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

Turkish Armed Forces Seize Power… Erdogan: The Coup Will Fail

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 16, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkish Armed Forces announced taking over the administration, imposing martial laws and suspending the constitution, in an attempt to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. However, the president, who urged people to take to the streets, said that...

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European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini talks to media in front of the Palais Coburg where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, on July 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Iran says makes new proposal in nuclear talks, West unimpressed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 8, 2015 | Middle East

Vienna, Reuters—Iran has offered “constructive solutions” to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday, but Western officials suggested they had heard nothing new from Tehran....

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US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman (L–R), US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, US Secretary of State John Kerry, and Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano, meet at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, on June 29, 2015, as part of discussions on reaching a nuclear deal between Iran and Western powers. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

Iran talks to miss June 30 deadline

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 29, 2015 | Middle East

Vienna, AP—A senior US official on Sunday acknowledged that the Iran nuclear talks will go past their June 30 target date, as Iran’s foreign minister prepared to head home for consultations before returning to push for a breakthrough. Iranian media said Mohammad...

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(L–R) British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, US Secretary of State John Kerry, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, react during a press event after the end of a new round of Iran nuclear talks in the Learning Center at the Swiss federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), in Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 2, 2015. (EPA/Valentin Flauraud)

EU’s Mogherini says “not impossible” to get Iran nuclear deal before Tuesday deadline

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 28, 2015 | Middle East

Paris and Vienna, Reuters—European Union foreign policy chief Frederica Mogherini said on Sunday it was not impossible to get a deal between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program but said tough days lay ahead as a self-imposed June 30 deadline nears....

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EU counter-terrorism chief Gilles de Kerchove (L) speaks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (R) before the start of a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, on January 19, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND)

EU calls for anti-terror alliance with Arab countries

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 19, 2015 | Uncategorized

Brussels, AP—The European Union on Monday called for an anti-terror alliance with Arab countries to boost cooperation and information-sharing in the wake of deadly attacks and arrests across Europe. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Monday that “we...