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Assad visits Moscow for talks on Turkey-Syria ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday was hosting Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for talks as the Kremlin steps up efforts to reconcile Ankara and...
Top UN official seeks progress in visit to divided Cyprus
A senior United Nations official made her first trip to the divided island of Cyprus Wednesday looking for "a way forward" as positions harden...
Defense minister says Turkey is seeking to extend grain deal for 120 days
Turkey will continue discussions to extend a deal that allows grain shipments from Ukraine's Black Sea ports for 120 days rather than 60 days,...
Finland’s president to meet Erdoğan over NATO bid
Finnish president Sauli Niinisto will travel to Turkey to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday, with Ankara signaling readiness to approve Finland's...
Turkey, Sweden, Finland agree to more talks on NATO bids
Representatives from Turkey, Sweden and Finland agreed at a meeting Thursday to hold more talks on the stalled bids by the Nordic countries to...
Turkey says it is working to renew Black Sea grain deal
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Sunday that Ankara is working hard to extend a UN-backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export...
UN urges resettlement of quake-hit Syrian refugees from Turkey
The UN on Saturday urged countries to speed up taking Syrian refugees from earthquake-hit zones in Turkey, saying they were facing the trauma of...
Earthquake caused direct damage of $5.1 bn in Syria: World Bank
A massive earthquake and aftershocks in February caused an estimated $5.1 billion in direct physical damage in Syria, the World Bank said on Friday,...
Turkey, UAE sign free trade deal as ties improve
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates and Turkey signed a free trade agreement on Friday, the Gulf country's president said, the latest step in improving...
US mentions Turkey among possible routes for Russia to evade sanctions
The US government in a compliance note listed Turkey as being among possible “transshipment points” used to evade sanctions and export controls and illegally...
Egypt’s top diplomat pays ‘solidarity’ visit to Turkey after earthquakes
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Monday paid a visit to Turkey in a show of solidarity after devastating earthquakes that claimed tens of...
Turkey to hold NATO membership talks with Sweden, Finland in March
Turkey said on Monday that NATO accession talks with Sweden and Finland would be held next month, after being postponed in January over a...
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