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Fitch Forecasts Growth in Turkey’s Economy in Q4 2017

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 16, 2017 | Business

Ankara- The US-based international credit rating agency Fitch has stated that it will revise its evaluation of Turkey’s economic outlook and growth estimates, citing the recently announced growth data of the second quarter, which includes changes from a number...

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City of Idlib. Mohamed al-Bakour/AFP

Astana 6: Truce in Idlib Under Tripartite Observation… Opposition Against Iranian Participation

by Caroline Akoum and Taha Abdulwahid | Sep 16, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Beirut- Russian, Iran and Turkey, known as the guarantors of the peace talks in Astana have agreed Friday to establish a de-escalation zone in Idlib, northwest of Syria and to deploy 1500 monitors along the border of the area to prevent any clashes between...

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Participants of Syria peace talks attend a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Idlib Truce Dominates Astana Talks

by Caroline Akoum and Taha Abdulwahid | Sep 15, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Beirut- The Syrian regime and opposition delegations held on Thursday bilateral meetings in Astana with representatives of the de-escalation zones sponsors and United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura. The sixth round of talks is expected to...

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Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani sits with Kirkuk Governor Najmaldin Karim (R) during his visit in Kirkuk, Iraq September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

Iraq MPs Sack Kirkuk Governor, Ankara Says Kurdish Referendum will ‘Have a Cost’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 14, 2017 | Middle East

Iraqi lawmakers sacked on Thursday the governor of Kirkuk over a referendum on Kurdish independence set for September 25 as Turkey warned the vote would “have a cost.” The sacking of Najmaldin Karim came upon a request made by Prime Minister Haider Abadi after...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Reuters)

Erdogan Confirms Turkey, Russia, Iran Share Same Stance on Syria’s Idlib

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Sep 13, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed on Tuesday the importance of the sixth round of the Astana talks on Syria that will focus on the future of the region of Idlib. He told reporters as he returned to Turkey from a trip to Kazakhstan: “The...