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First Turkish Airlines plane lands in Syria in more than a decade
The first Turkish Airlines flight in 13 years landed in the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, an AFP correspondent reported. The plane arrived from Istanbul carrying aid and 345 passengers, ...
Syria's southern rebels loom large as the country's new rulers try to form an army
Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year ...
Negotiators Zero in on Potential Deal to Disarm Syria's Last Battleground
Officials on all sides worry that failure to reach a ceasefire and longer-term political accord in the northeast could ...
Pakistan Today2d
Far-right Turkish politician Ümit Özdağ arrested over anti-refugee posts
ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities have arrested Ümit Özdağ, the leader of the far-right Victory Party (Zafer Party), on charges ...
What to know about the latest effort to bring an end to Turkey’s 40-year Kurdish conflict
A fresh drive to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict has seen politicians from the pro-Kurdish party meet ...
The Express Tribune2d
Far-right Turkish politician Ümit Özdağ arrested
Turkish authorities arrested the leader of the far-right Victory Party (Zafer Party), Ümit Özdağ, on charges of inciting ...
The New York Times7d
Syrians in Turkey Agonize Over a Return Home
In these early days of Syrian arrivals, according to Ayhan Kaya, a political scientist at Istanbul Bilgi University who focuses on migration, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s message to Turks ...
The Straits Times13d
Turkey says Syria should be given chance to address Kurdish militant presence
ISTANBUL - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that the new Syrian administration should be given an opportunity to address the presence of Kurdish militants in the country ...
Syria's southern rebels loom large as the country's new rulers try to form a national army
Syria’s interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year ...
Turkey arrests leader of far-right party on charges of inciting violence through social media
Turkish authorities have arrested the leader of a far-right opposition party on charges of inciting violence through a series of anti-refugee posts on social media.