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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Reuters)

Russia, Turkey Sign S-400 Deal despite Criticism and Suspicion

by Taha Abed alWahed | Sep 13, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow – Moscow and Ankara confirmed on Tuesday that they signed a deal in which Moscow would sell Ankara S-400 missiles. “Signatures have been made for the purchase of S-400s from Russia. A deposit has also been paid as far as I know,” President Recep Tayyip...

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. AP

Turkey’s Erdogan Meets with Qatari FM

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 13, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met Tuesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential palace in Ankara. The meeting, which lasted for one hour and a half in the presence of Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu,...

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A group of Rohingya refugee people walk in the water after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 1, 2017. (Reuters)

Erdogan Expresses to Suu Kyi Concern over Violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 5, 2017 | World

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday that violence against the country’s Rohingya Muslims was a violation of human rights. He told Suu Kyi in a telephone call that the violence was a deep concern to the Muslim...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara, Turkey in 2015. (AFP)

Erdogan to Discuss with Abbas Efforts to End Palestinian Authority-Hamas Division

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 27, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will underline during upcoming talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the need for Hamas to dissolve its administrative committee in the Gaza Strip. This should be followed by general elections. Only then will...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AFP)

Erdogan Expands Powers over Intelligence Agency

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Aug 26, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tightened his grip on Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization on Friday after issuing a decree that said the MIT, which was previously under the prime minister, would now report to the president. The decree gave the...