by Nazeer Rida, Youssef Diab and Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 26, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut, Ankara-Syrian Kurds have accepted a U.S. request to withdraw from areas west of the Euphrates River to the east by already evacuating the countryside of Manbij and Jarablus. The Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) announced in a statement issued on...
by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 21, 2016 | Middle East
Ankara, Beirut- Turkey announced, for the first time, that it would temporarily accept president of the Syrian regime Bashar Assad, but said he would not have a place in the future of Syria. Speaking to foreign media representatives in Istanbul, Turkish Prime Minister...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 20, 2016 | Middle East
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Saturday his country is willing to accept a role for Syrian President Bashar Assad during a transitional period but insisted he has no place in Syria’s future. Speaking to foreign media representatives in Istanbul, the...
by Said Abdul Razzak and Youssef Diab | Aug 16, 2016 | Middle East
Ankara, Beirut- Turkey has set a three-step scenario for a political solution in Syria summarized in protecting the borders, preventing the creation of states controlled by the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the return of refugees currently residing in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 2, 2016 | Middle East
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once more blasted unnamed Western countries Tuesday saying that they stood by the attempted coup on July 15 that left more than 270 people dead. “The West is supporting terrorism and taking sides with coups,” Erdogan...
