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A UN police peacekeeper stands guards at a main Ladras or Lokmaci crossing point that connect the Greek Cypriot south and the Turkish Cypriots breakaway north. (AP)

UN Chief Announces Failure of Cyprus Reunification Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 7, 2017 | World

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced on Friday the collapse of the talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus, marking a dramatic end to more than two years of efforts. “I’m very sorry to tell you that despite the very strong...

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. (AFP)

Turkey Offers Mediation to Resolve Qatar Dispute

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jun 6, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey said on Monday that it was “saddened” by the Arab and Islamic countries’ decision to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar, saying it was ready to mediate with them to “reach a solution to the crisis.” The Turkish Foreign Ministry hoped in a statement that...

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This Sunday, April 30, 2017 photo provided by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), shows fighters from the SDF looking toward the northern town of Tabqa, Syria. (Syrian Democratic Forces, via AP)

Turkey: US Arming of Syrian Kurds ‘Extremely Dangerous’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 31, 2017 | Middle East

Turkey on Tuesday said the US arming of a Kurdish militia force deemed a terror group by Ankara was “extremely dangerous”, a day after Washington announced that it started distributing arms to the militia. The Pentagon on Tuesday said it had begun to...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.(AFP Photo / Adem Altan

Erdogan to Meet EU Leaders

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 19, 2017 | World

EU leaders Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brussels next Thursday, the European Commission. “President Jean-Claude Juncker, together with (EU Council) President Donald Tusk, meets Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...

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In this July 29, 2015 file photo, a Turkish Air Force warplane rises in the sky after taking off from Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey. AP

Ankara on Sinjar Raids: We Informed Washington, Moscow

by Saeed Abdelrazek, Paula Astih | Apr 27, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut- Ankara announced that it had informed Washington and Moscow before launching strikes against Kurdistan Workers’ Party and People’s Protection Units in northern Iraq’s Mount Sinjar and areas in northeastern Syria. Ankara criticized the visit...