Turkey plans to push Syrian government forces away from its military observation posts in northwest Syria's Idlib region this week, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, despite continued advances by Damascus's Russian-backed military.
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Amid tensions in Russian-Turkish relations after the Syrian army targeted Turkish military positions in Idlib in north-west Syria, many observers are now hopeful about a summit meeting that will bring the presidents of Turkey and Russia together (...)
After two days of failed talks in Moscow that ended Tuesday, 18 February, Syria's Idlib province has been on high alert. In these talks, Turkey and Russia tried to negotiate a climb down between Damascus and Ankara in the northwest of Syria.
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Russia's domestic challenges remain its guiding compass and priority. Prime among these is the demographic composition of the country where youth comprise no more than 10 per cent of the population. This challenge is compounded by the fact that (...)
When US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo proclaimed at the Munich Security Conference: “The West is winning!”, he was referring to the battle for world hegemony. One was reminded of a Francis Fukayama's declaration, in the early 1990s, of the “The End (...)
Airstrikes on rebel-controlled northwest Syria killed at least 16 people Tuesday, including two students and two teachers, opposition activists said, as government forces captured a town considered a symbol of the uprising against President Bashar (...)
Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought government troops in northwest Syria on Thursday and Russian warplanes struck back in a sharp escalation of an intense battle over the last rebel bastions, Russian and Turkish officials said.
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Last week, residents of Ankara's tranquil Mesnevi neighbourhood awoke to find their usually calm streets swarming with unusual military activity that by the end of the day had turned their neighbourhood into something akin to a military camp. Had (...)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened military strikes against Syrian regime troops in Idlib and Aleppo if they do not withdraw before the end of February to the boundaries outlined in the Sochi Agreement signed between Russia and (...)
Turkey will deploy more troops to Syria's Idlib region and retaliate against attacks by government forces there, even as Ankara continues to discuss the situation with Moscow, Turkish Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday.
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At the fourth Aswan International Women's Film Festival this week, filmmaker Amal Ramses shared the the EU's Euro-Mediterranean Award for best film dealing with women's issues with Marianne Khoury (Let's Talk). Her film, You Come From Faraway, had (...)
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday that he told his Russian counterpart at a meeting the previous day that attacks in Syria's northwestern Idlib region must stop immediately and that a lasting ceasefire has to be (...)
Turkey wants to solve issues with Russia over the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib through diplomacy but will take other steps if necessary, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday.
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Turkey said on Saturday it had fulfilled its responsibilities in Syria's Idlib region in line with de-escalation agreements with Russia and Iran, warning it would take military action in the area if diplomatic efforts with Moscow fail.
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Russia is set to lose a biathlon gold medal from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in a new doping case.
The International Biathlon Union on Saturday announced a two-year ban for Evgeny Ustyugov, who was part of the gold medal-winning men's relay team (...)
Turkey will not remain silent while Syrian government forces surround Turkish military posts in Syria's Idlib region, President Tayyip Erdogan said in comments reported by NTV, as Ankara and Moscow trade barbs over the escalating conflict.
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Afghanistan on Saturday marked the 31st anniversary of the last Soviet soldier leaving the country. This year's anniversary came as the United States negotiates its own exit after 18 years of war, America's longest.
Some of the same Afghan insurgent (...)
Turkey's foreign minister says a Turkish delegation will hold talks in Russia on Monday on the situation in Syria's Idlib province amid mounting fears of a humanitarian disaster there.
Hundreds of thousands in Idlib province are scrambling to escape (...)
Turkey will use force against rebel groups violating a ceasefire in Syria's northwest Idlib region, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying on Thursday in an apparent response to Russian criticism.
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A Turkish soldier was killed and four more were wounded in northeast Syria on Saturday, delivering another blow to the so-called “Peace Spring” operation that Ankara launched in October. A week earlier, seven Turkish soldiers and a Turkish civil (...)
“Fellini 100: The Book of Dreams” is an exhibition of high definition reproductions of pages from The Book of Dreams by the great Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993). It was inaugurated on 20 January at the Italian Cultural Institute and (...)
Oil prices slipped lower on Monday as traders assessed China's oil demand following the coronavirus outbreak and waited to see if major producers will cut output further to balance markets.
Oil is off more than 20% from peaks struck in January after (...)
Russian officials will arrive in Turkey on Saturday for talks aimed at stopping the Syrian government's offensive in Syria's northwestern Idlib region and halt a humanitarian catastrophe there, Turkey's foreign minister said on Friday.
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Russia's Defense Ministry said Friday that Israeli air forces nearly shot down a passenger jetliner in Syria during a missile strike on the suburbs of Damascus a day earlier.
The allegation comes as tensions run high in Syria, where fighting has (...)
Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Airlines That Have Cancelled All China Flights
* American Airlines: Jan. 31-March 27. Hong Kong service suspended Feb. 8-20.
* Air France: Said on Feb.6 it would (...)
