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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and his Iraqi counterpart Haider al-Abadi are seen during a welcoming ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, January 7, 2017. Hakan Goktepe/Prime Minister’s Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

US Working to Defuse Tensions in Kirkuk

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 15, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Washington, Irbil – With the end of the 48-hour deadline given by Baghdad for the Kurdish Peshmerga forces to withdraw from the oil fields in Kirkuk, Washington decided to intervene with an attempt to defuse a possible confrontation between the two...

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Turkish army armored vehicles drive at the Syria-Turkey border on on October 8, 2017. AFP photo

Turkish Forces Say Installing ‘Observation Posts’ in Syria’s Idlib

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 13, 2017 | Middle East

The Turkish army has begun setting up “observation posts” in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province in its efforts to create a de-escalation zone, the military said on Friday, although the move was seen partly aimed at containing the Kurdish YPG...

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Woman waits at US embassy in Ankara. PHOTO: Reuters

Turkey, US Decide to Meet to Solve Diplomatic Row

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 12, 2017 | World

Turkish and US authorities decided to meet to settle the strategic emergency between the two NATO partners, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Thursday. The spat erupted last week when Turkey arrested a Turkish employee of the American consulate on suspicion...

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Sudan’s former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi (R) waves to protesters in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, July 21, 2006. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin

Sudan’s Al-Mahdi Calls for Saudi-led Arab Security Treaty with Turkey, Iran

by Ahmed Younis | Oct 11, 2017 | Middle East

Khartoum- A prominent Sudanese political leader called for the signing of an Arab treaty led by Saudi Arabia, in which both Egypt and Turkey take part on one hand, and Iran on the other. The proposed treaty will be based on coexistence and respect for each of the...

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A general view of Baiji oil refinery in Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad, January 21, 2009. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Baghdad Pressures Kurdistan by Reopening Oil Pipeline

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 11, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad- Baghdad announced on Tuesday its first practical steps to besiege the oil of the Kurdistan Region, as part of a move taken in collaboration with Turkey to retaliate against the Sept. 25 referendum which came in favor of independence. Iraq’s Oil Ministry...