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Syria unrest: ‘hundreds’ flee to Turkey
As David Cameron pushes for UN action on Syria, ‘hundreds’ have fled the country to Turkey after tanks surrounded the north western town of Jisr al-Shughour.
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Political predictions for 2011: Turkey, veterans and heirs
Predictions in politics are a mug’s game: defining moments, from 9/11 to the banking collapse, often come from nowhere. But caveats aside, here’s some tips for 2011, from Gaby Hinsliff.
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Turkey's bold foreign engagement
A couple of years ago I took tea with a man called Ahmet Davutoglu in a Piccadilly hotel. Back then he was foreign policy adviser to Turkey’s prime minister. Now he’s foreign minister and probably the most important and pro-active Turk in the role in almost two decades. After last week’s attack by Israeli…
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Turkey's Gaza strategy is designed to boost its influence
Lindsey Hilsum blogs on Turkey’s strategy towards Israel and Hamas following last week’s killing of nine activists during the storming of an aid flotilla.
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Obama avoids the 'g' word on his Turkey tour
Before Barack Obama swept into town, I spent an evening in an Istanbul hospital, visiting the bedside of an old friend. My friend is a true Levantine, perhaps one of the last; his forebears built railways for the Ottoman Sultans in the 19th Century, coming to what was then Constantinople from what was then the…
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My advice to England fans: be humble and enjoy the team and the ride
It’s possible this will be Gareth Southgate’s final tournament in charge of England, but if he fails to at least increase the level of entertainment for the nation, he’ll be ushered out with the same tone of frustration he was ushered in with.
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Scotland ferries crisis hurting tourism and whisky trade
Ferries are a vital lifeline for Scotland’s island communities. But a failure to replace the national operator CalMac’s ageing fleet has caused major disruption for islanders – harming tourism and the valuable whisky trade.
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How Hamas funds its $1 billion war chest
Iran is thought to support Hamas financially to the tune of 100 million dollars a year. But most of the one billion dollar war chest the group is thought to have accumulated, comes from investments. From tower blocks in Turkey to copper mines in Sudan, Hamas’ financial network spreads far and wide, carefully constructed to…
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‘No rebuilding’ in Syria one year on after quake
Over the border in Syria, the earthquake killed some six thousand people and left many more homeless.
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White House says it’s aware Houthi strikes ruffled feathers in Middle East but says it had no choice
In Washington, President Biden said he would “not hesitate” to order further military action if the Houthis continued to attack vessels in the Red Sea – as other countries warned against the risk of widening the conflict.
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Analyst warns of Middle East escalation risk after Iran oil tanker seizure
Iran has confirmed it seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, which was on its way to Turkey.
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Entire Middle East in moment of ‘profound crisis’, says UN chief
The UN chief Antonio Gutteres has warned that the entire Middle East is in a moment of “profound crisis” – as he called for an immediate ceasefire, and for Hamas to release the hostages.
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Protests in Lebanon, Jordan and Iran following Gaza hospital blast
From Beirut to Amman, from Turkey to Iran – crowds have taken to the streets, besieging western embassies, hurling stones and blaming Israel for the strike on the hospital in Gaza. According to the Jordanian foreign minister – an already highly volatile region is now being “pushed to the brink”.
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Biden backs Israel as Middle East protests Gaza hospital blast
If the atmosphere in the region was already incendiary, last night’s strike on a hospital in Gaza quickly set an inferno. Enraged protestors flooded the streets in the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Turkey and across the Arab world. And it was into this that US President Joe Biden landed today. He quickly made clear he…
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Rescue operation underway for man trapped 1,000m underground in cave
A complex operation is underway to rescue an American caver who’s stranded more than three and a half thousand feet underground.