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Turkish soldiers secure the area as supporters of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan protest in Istanbul’s Taksim square, early Saturday, July 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Saudi Arabia Detains Turkish Military Attaché to Kuwait

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jul 19, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- Turkey’s military attaché in Kuwait was recently arrested at the King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia on his way to Europe. The attaché, identified as Mikail Gullu, was arrested at an airport in the Saudi city of Dammam as he attempted to board a...

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A man waves a Turkish flag in front of Ataturk Airport during an attempted coup in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016. REUTERS/IHLAS News Agency

Turkish Failed Coup: Minute by Minute

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 17, 2016 | World

Ankara –A section of Turkey’s military tried on Friday July 15, to overthrow President Tayyip Erdogan who has been in power since 2003. The coup wasn’t successful and led to the arrest od several generals and lieutenants in the army. Insurgent soldiers took the...

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File photo provided by the UNESCO official website shows a view of Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape along the Zuojiang River in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

UNESCO Adds 4 Sites on Its World Heritage List

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 15, 2016 | World

UNESCO has inscribed four new sites in China, India, Iran and Micronesia on its World Heritage List. The new sites, announced Friday, include China’s Zuojiang Huashan rock art cultural landscape, Iran’s ancient aqueducts known as Qanat, and India’s...

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Terrorist Threats Force France to Close its Diplomatic Missions in Turkey

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 14, 2016 | World

The threat of terrorism has returned to haunt France and its interests around the world. It has made French citizens at home and abroad face the fact that they must “coexist” with terrorist threats. According to information available in the French capital, these...

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At least 41 people were killed and 239 injured in two separate explosions, Reuters

Ataturk Airport Attack Perpetrators Hiding Near Syrian Borders

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 6, 2016 | Middle East, World

Turkish authorities currently are on the watch out for two suspected ISIS militants thought to be linked to last week’s Istanbul airport attack and believed to be in keeping a low profile near the border with Syria, a Turkish newspaper reported on Wednesday....