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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a top candidate of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU) for the upcoming general elections, gestures during an election rally in Ludwigshafen, Germany, August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Merkel Pushes EU to Halt Turkish Accession Talks 

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Sep 9, 2017 | World

Ankara- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she would discuss with European leaders the “suspension” of Turkey’s membership talks and push them to agree on a “joint stance” from the country. She told the German Bundestag lower house of parliament on Friday that...

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The opening ceremony of the Hamad port is seen in Doha, Qatar September 5, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Finn

Would Qatari Crisis Last Two Years?

by Salman Al-dossary | Sep 7, 2017 | Opinion

Those who were betting on a short-lived Qatari crisis have lost. Everyone who thought that Qatar’s efforts for international pressure would be fruitful, was proven wrong. Three months on, the four states’ stance hasn’t changed, and is as firm as it was on June 5....

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Men sit outside a discount clothing retail store in Istanbul, Turkey July 13, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Turkey: Annual Inflation Rises More than 10%

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 6, 2017 | Business

Ankara- Turkey’s annual inflation rose to 10.68 percent in August, compared to 9.79 percent in July. Turkish Statistical Institute report showed that the highest monthly rise was in the education sector (2.79 percent) in prices as the new scholar year approaches, then...

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Two members of the police special forces patrol outside a police station after an attack in Istanbul, Turkey, August 10, 2015. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

Turkish Police Kill Suspected Suicide Bomber Near Police Station

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 6, 2017 | Middle East

Turkish police shot dead on Wednesday an ISIS militant who was preparing to stage an attack on a police station in southern Turkey, the interior ministry said. The assailant, wearing a vest packed with explosives, was killed outside the police station in the Yenisehir...

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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...