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Turkey to warn Russia over Idlib attacks

Author:  Fri, 2019-12-27 01:32 ANKARA: Turkey will warn Russian President Vladimir Putin that escalating fighting in Syria’s Idlib province could threaten the country with a flood of Syrian refugees.  Escalating fighting in the nearby province is likely to be a … read more

Two Iran prisoners begin hunger strike, supporters say

Author:  Reuters ID:  1577372673389151500 Thu, 2019-12-26 14:17 PARIS: Two foreign academics detained in Iran have begun a hunger strike in protest against their incarceration, according to a letter published by their supporters.Franco-Iranian researcher Fariba Adelkhah and British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert … read more

Lebanon’s leaders in blame game over crisis

Author:  Thu, 2019-12-26 01:37 BEIRUT: Tensions between Lebanon’s president and former prime minister have flared after they accused each other of being to blame for the turmoil engulfing the country. A recession, massive street protests and a political crisis have … read more

Turkey readying to give Libya military support

Thu, 2019-12-26 01:04 ANKARA: Turkey is ready to give Libya military support, a spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, with the country’s Parliament readying to authorize troop deployment. Turkey backs the government of Fayez Al-Serraj in Libya, which has been … read more