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Freed US pastor flying home from Turkey after case sparked crisis

AFP | An American pastor held for two years in Turkey was expected back in the United States on Saturday after a court freed him...

Fearing Saudi wrath the West treads cautiously on Khashoggi case

AFP | Donald Trump claims he is being "very tough" with Saudi Arabia and Britain has warned of "serious consequences". But besides demanding the truth...

Syria army warns Idlib residents as deadline looms

AFP | Syria's army Friday warned residents of the country's last major rebel bastion to stay away from jihadists, who have yet to withdraw from...

Aid groups worried as deadline looms for Syria’s Idlib

AFP | Aid agencies on Friday warned of dire humanitarian consequences if a Russia-Turkey deal to avert a regime assault on Syria's last major rebel...

Turkey, Saudi at odds over Istanbul consulate search: reports

AFP | Turkey and Saudi Arabia are at odds over a planned search by the Turkish authorities at the kingdom's Istanbul consulate where journalist Jamal...

Pastor back on trial in Turkey as US hopeful of release

AFP | An American pastor whose detention for the past two years by Turkey sparked a crisis in ties with the United States went back...

US investigators working with Saudis, Turkey on missing journalist: Trump

AFP | President Donald Trump said Thursday that US investigators were working with both Ankara and Riyadh to probe the suspicious disappearance in Turkey of...

Jamal Khashoggi changes the Middle East at potentially horrible cost – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | The fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, assuming that his disappearance was the work of Saudi security and military officials,...

No Aid: US sets requirements for Syrian reconstruction

AFP | The United States said Wednesday it will refuse any post-war reconstruction assistance to Syria if Iran is present, expanding the rationale for US...

Saudi Arabia to let Turkey search consulate over missing journalist

AFP | Saudi Arabia agreed to let Turkish authorities search its Istanbul consulate as part of the investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...

Iran has ‘unclean hands’: US tries to deflect in world court

AFP | The United States accused Tehran Monday of having "unclean hands" as it fought an Iranian court bid to unfreeze $2.0 billion dollars earmarked...

Murder of Saudi Journalist: A ticking time bomb between Turkey and KSA

News Analysis | Turkish officials have been granted access to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul who, as per the Turkish authorities a murder of a...
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