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US expected to intervene in easing tension in East Mediterranean

The United States will be assuming an active role in easing tensions created by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean, particularly following its maritime borders and defense agreements with…

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UN led Libyan peace talks to be held in Berlin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Libyan peace talks will be held in Berlin, as Turkey and Russia appealed to Libya’s warring factions to enter a ceasefire. During a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in…

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Haftar rejects ceasefire calls

Khalifa Haftar rejected the call for a ceasefire by Russia and Turkey. He added that the offensive on Tripoli and other cities will continue. Libya observer quoted reports carried by…

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Tunisia refuses Turkish request to use its territory to intervene in Libya

Tunisia has “categorically” refused the use of its territory in the on-going Libya conflict between the UN-recognised government based in Tripoli and the army of General Khalifa Haftar, a government…

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Erdogan and Putin call for Libyan ceasefire starting on January 12

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Russian President Vladimir Putin have urged for a ceasefire in Libya starting on January 12, calling for the resumption of the political…

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Haftar’s foreign ally likely responsible for military academy attack – UN Libyan envoy

The United Nations Libya envoy said on Monday that a country supporting commander Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) was likely responsible for a deadly drone attack on a…

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Egyptians MPs call for boycotting Turkish products

Egyptian MP Ismail Nasr El-Din and other colleagues called on his government to boycott Turkish products. Nasr El-Din said the call comes in response to the blatant transgressions by the…

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Egypt warns grave consequence over Turkish military intervention in Libya

Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned of the grave consequences against any Turkish military intervention in Libya, stressing that such an intervention would hinder any Libyan peace process and Mediterranean…

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Turkish soldiers deployment in Libya starts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkish soldiers had begun deploying to Libya after parliament approved such a move last week. "Our soldiers' duty there is coordination. They…

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Saudi Arabia’s government condemns Turkish interference in Libya

Saudi Arabia’s government condemned the latest Turkish interference in Libya, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday. The Saudi Kingdom denounced Turkey’s parliament approval of the military deployment in Libya,…

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Haftar calls for Jihad against Turkey’s involvement in Libya

Khalifa Haftar declared on Friday military mobilization and “Jihad” against Turkey’s plan to send troops to Libya to support the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Libyan Express reports that Khalifa…

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Egypt condemns Turkish parliament approval to send forces to Libya

Egypt strongly condemned the Turkish parliament approval of a memorandum of understanding presented by the Turkish president to send military forces to Libya. The Foreign Ministry affirmed in a statement…

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Libyan Interior Minister urges Haftar to surrender after vote in Turkish Parliament

The Libyan Express reported that Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha, after the endorsement of the Turkish Parliament on sending troops to Libya, said that now Khalifa Haftar has only two…

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Trump warns Turkey against military intervention in Libya, Greece, Israel and Cyprus also criticize decision

President Donald Trump warned his Turkish counterpart against sending troops to fight in Libya hours after the Turkish parliament voted to authorize such a move. Trump and Turkish President Recep…

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Turkish Parliament authorise sending troops to Libya

MPs in Turkey have authorised sending troops to Libya to help the UN-supported government in Tripoli battle forces loyal to a rival government. They voted 325-184 at an emergency session…

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Turkey’s parliament set to approve sending troops to Libya

Turkey's parliament is to vote on whether to send Turkish troops to Libya, to back the UN-recognised government in the capital, Tripoli, that is battling forces loyal to a rival…

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Erdogan warns up to 250,000 people fleeing from Syria’s Idlib towards Turkey

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that up to 250,000 migrants were fleeing from the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib towards Turkey, adding that Ankara was trying to prevent them…

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Turkish Airlines expanding fleet, opening 4 new routes in 2020

Turkish Airlines will open four new routes in 2020 as it expands and updates its fleet, according to the chairman of Turkey's flag carrier. "We finished all procedures to launch…

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Turkey readies to approve troop deployment to Libya, Merkel, Erdogan and Putin discuss diplomatic solution

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday said the motion signed by Turkish president on troops deployment to Libya is to be submitted in parliament today. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan…

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Greece proposes World Court if maritime dialogue with Turkey fails

Greece’s Prime Minister said in remarks published on Sunday that if Athens and Ankara cannot solve their dispute about maritime zones in the Mediterranean they should turn to the International…

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Greece wants to be part of a solution in Libya

Greece wants to be included in UN-sponsored talks in January on the Libya conflict, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday, as tensions escalate with neighbours Turkey over the issue. Libya…

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Russia and Turkey, not Europe, are setting agenda on Libya – Conte warns

Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte has warned that Russia and Turkey, and not Europe, are setting the agenda in their involvement in Libya's conflict. Euronews reports that in his end of…

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Libya’s parliament speaker: Turkish troops unwanted and destabilizing

Turkey’s willingness to dispatch troops to Libya is “unacceptable” and such a move would constitute unwanted meddling in the affairs of a friendly country, the speaker of the north…

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Turkey to speed up Libya troop deployment deal

Turkey’s foreign minister warned that the Libyan conflict risks sliding into chaos and becoming the next Syria, as he sought to speed up legislation to allow it to send troops…

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Cargo ship crashes into buildings on Istanbul coast

A cargo ship has crashed into buildings on Istanbul’s coast, according to local media reports. The Independent reports that the Liberia-flag ship ran aground in Turkey on Friday, and no casualties have yet…

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Erdogan confirms Turkey to send troops to Libya

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey will send troops to Libya now that the north African country requested it, and he will present deployment legislation to the…

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Seven dead as migrants’ boat sinks in Turkey’s Lake Van

Seven people died and 64 were rescued when a boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank on Thursday in eastern Turkey’s Lake Van, the governor’s office in Bitlis…

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Erdogan Gets Closer to Deploying Turkish Troops in Libya

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated that he’s getting ready to deploy Turkish troops in Libya to support the country’s internationally recognized government in Tripoli. Erdogan flew to Tunisia on Wednesday…

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Libyan ceasefire includes agenda as Turkish President makes unannounced trip to Tunisia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an unannounced trip to Tunisia on Wednesday as regional tensions continue to escalate over the ongoing crisis in Libya. MEMO reports that Erdogan's office confirmed that…

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Khashoggi’s fiancee says execution will conceal truth of her partner’s murder

The fiancee of the late journalist Jamal Khashoggi has condemned the trial investigating his murder in 2018 in Istanbul and called for the five people sentenced to death not to…

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Russia and Turkey discuss the current escalation of violence in Syria

A Turkish delegation was in Russia on Monday for talks on Syria, following reports that Russian-backed attacks there were forcing tens of thousands more Syrians to flee towards Turkey. Turkey…

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Erdogan warns Europe, says Turkey cannot handle new migrant wave from Syria

Turkey cannot handle a fresh wave of migrants from Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, warning that European countries will feel the impact of such an influx if violence…

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Erdogan says Turkey ready to increase military support, as Libyan National Army detects use of civilian flights from Turkey to carry military equipment (UPDATED)

President Erdogan said that Turkey will increase its military support to the internationally recognised government of Libya if necessary and will evaluate ground, air and marine options. Meanwhile the Libyan National…

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25,000 civilians flee Syria’s region of Idlib to Turkey

At least 25,000 civilians have fled Syria's northwestern region of Idlib to Turkey over the past two days, Turkish state media said on Sunday, as Syrian and Russian forces intensified…

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Concerns over Ferrero Rocher chocolates and child labour used for hazelnut harvesting in Turkey

The hazelnuts inside millions of Ferrero Rocher chocolates sold across Europe this Christmas may have been picked by children working in farms in Turkey, according to human rights campaigners. The Guardian reports…

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Analysing the Turkish interest in Libya

It should never have been far from the headlines, since the suffering of the Libyan people has never really subsided following the collapse of the regime of Muammar Ghaddafi. Some…

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Istanbul bans carriage rides to protect the horses

Istanbul authorities announced a three-month ban on the carriage rides following mounting alarm over the welfare of the horses. Up to 400 are dying on the islands a year from…

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Libya’s GNA activates security deal with Turkey

Libya's Tripoli-based UN-recognized government on Thursday activated a new pact for military cooperation with Turkey, according to an official statement. The Cabinet of the Government of National Accord (GNA) held…

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Erdogan says 50,000 people migrating from Syria’s Idlib to Turkey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that 50,000 people were migrating from Syria’s north western region of Idlib to Turkey and slammed Muslim nations for not supporting his plans…

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Tripoli confident of Turkey’s military help, Egypt to supply Libya’s rebels with tanks

Libya’s Ambassador to Ankara has voiced confidence regarding military support from Turkey, saying President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will “give a helping hand.” “We believe that His Highness [President Erdogan] will…

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Heavy artillery heard in Tripoli, Erdogan and Putin to discuss Libya in January

The sound of heavy artillery ranged in southern Tripoli on Wednesday amid an offensive by eastern Libyan forces on the capital. A local source said mortar shells struck Salahuddin neighborhood…

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Egypt asks UN to not register memoranda between Libya and Turkey

In a letter to UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, Egypt has described the two memoranda signed between the government of Tripoli and Turkey as void and…

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Turkish parliamentary committee approves security and military agreement with Libya

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Parliament approved on Monday the memorandum of understanding signed last month between Libya and Turkey on security and military cooperation. According to Anadolu…

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Turkey agrees to cooperation with Russia to end war in Libya

Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu has disclosed that Ankara had agreed to a Russian proposal on joint work to end the war in Libya. The Turkish minister explained during his participation…

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Erdogan threatens to close Incirlik air base

Turkey could shut down its Incirlik air base, which hosts U.S. nuclear warheads, in response to threats of U.S. sanctions and a separate U.S. Senate resolution that recognized mass killings…

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Egypt warns about foreign military intervention in Libya

Foreign powers should stop intervening in Libya, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said on Sunday, after Turkey indicated it was ready to send in troops to help Libya's UN-backed government. El-Sissi…

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Turkish President Erdogan affirms military support to Libya’s internationally recognised government

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was reported saying on Sunday that Turkey is ready to provide Tripoli any military support it needs after Ankara and Libya's internationally recognised government signed a…

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Threat of Mediterranean war grows as Turkey renews military pledge to Libya

The threat of a military clash in the Mediterranean has drawn nearer following talks in which Turkey has underlined its willingness to send troops to Libya to defend the country’s…

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Libya has not yet requested Turkey to send troops – Foreign Minister Cavusoglu

Turkey will resolutely continue defending its legitimate rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean, said Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Saturday. Cavusoglu met UN-recognized Libya's Government of National Accord head…

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Conte to raise Libya’s concerns with Erdogan

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte said Friday at a press conference following the EU summit that he would be contacting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in relation to the latter's "mistaken…

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Libya’s Mufti hails security cooperation with Turkey, calls for their swift implementation

The Libyan Mufti Al-Sadiq Al-Gharyani has welcomed the memorandum of understanding in security and maritime cooperation with Turkey, calling for taking opportunity of it to defend legitimacy and thwart the…

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Greece seeks EU protection against Turkish activities

Greece seeks wider European support against Turkey’s activities in the Eastern Mediterranean and hopes EU leaders will condemn Ankara in the two-day summit in Brussels, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said.…

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EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey: €6 billion to support refugees and local communities in need fully mobilised

The European Union has fully mobilised the €6 billion operational budget of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, in line with its commitment to the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement.…

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Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases

Turkey’s foreign minister suggested Wednesday that the United States could be barred from using two strategic air bases in retaliation to possible U.S. sanctions against his country, the state-run Anadolu…

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Erdogan: Turkey Ready to Send Troops to Libya

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he is ready to deploy soldiers to Libya following the announcement of a security agreement with the Libyan government. Ankara has been actively…

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Clothing the naked truth

Never before has mankind had so much access to news and information. And yet, never in history has the threat to freedom of information been so great. Apart from the…

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Cyprus petitions The Hague to safeguard offshore rights

Cyprus has petitioned the International Court of Justice at The Hague to safeguard its offshore mineral rights, its president said, as neighbour Turkey disputes its claims. The two countries…

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