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Abdullah to Obama: Watch out for Brother Mursi
King Abdullah II of Jordan, a member of the dwindling band of Arab leaders who have somehow stayed in power despite the rise of what he calls a "Muslim Brotherhood crescent" across the Middle East, made an acute observation to me recently about the...
Tags: Politics, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Barack Obama, Islam, Mohamed Morsi
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Turkey: Embassy bombers cling to Cold War ideology
ISTANBUL (AP) — Long before al-Qaida, when the Cold War gripped the world, leftist terrorists staged spectacular attacks in a doomed campaign to overthrow governments and impose their vision of a socialist utopia. The bulk of these extremist...
Tags: Turkey, Politics, Terrorism, Executive Branch, Government
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Three female Kurdish activists slain in Paris
PARIS -- Three female Kurdish activists were found dead Thursday at an information center for Kurds in Paris, all of them shot in the head in what a French official described as execution-style killings. The victims included Sakine Cansiz, a co-founder...
Tags: Turkey, Francois Hollande, European Union, Ankara (Turkey), Death Penalty
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Statehood for Kurds?
The Baghdad newspaper Sabah published a surprising article a few weeks ago. Its editor, Abd Jabbar Shabbout, suggested it was time to settle the "age-old problem" between Iraq's Arabs and Kurds by establishing a "Kurdish state." Never before had I heard...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Turkey, Iran, Politics
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Assad's last stand
Syria's 20-month-long civil war appears to be approaching a tipping point as fighting around Damascus intensifies amid signs that President Bashar Assad's grip on power may be weakening. As the final phase in the long conflict apparently draws nearer, the...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Russia, Bashar Assad, NATO, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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In Syrian war's end game, Moscow maneuvers away from Assad
As concerns mount that Syrian President Bashar Assad could unleash chemical weapons against his opponents, the Kremlin appears to be recalibrating its support for a desperate ally. Russia three times has wielded its veto power in the U.N. Security...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Russia, Moscow (Russia), Bashar Assad, Turkey
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Why was there war in Gaza?
WASHINGTON — Why was there an Israel-Gaza war in the first place? Resistance to the occupation, say Hamas and many in the international media. What occupation? Seven years ago, in front of the world, Israel pulled out of Gaza. It dismantled...
Tags: Turkey, Iran, Palestine, The Washington Post, Islam
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Israel has succeeded in defending itself - until next round
WASHINGTON - Why was there an Israel-Gaza war in the first place? Resistance to the occupation, say Hamas and many in the international media. What occupation? Seven years ago, in front of the world, Israel pulled out of Gaza. It dismantled every...
Tags: Judaism, Turkey, Hamas, Iran, Tel Aviv (Israel)
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Turkey grounds another plane heading to Syria amid tensions
World NowA plane headed from Armenia to Syria was grounded at an airport in Turkey, less than a week after the country intercepted another Syria-bound plane.... -
Turks search aid flight, let plane fly on to Syria
World NowA plane headed from Armenia to Syria that was grounded and searched Monday in Turkey was carrying only humanitarian aid, the Turkish foreign minister said.... -
Turkish leader says flight to Syria carried ammunition
World NowA Syrian plane intercepted and forced to land in Turkey was carrying Russian ammunition as well as previously reported military communications equipment, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters Thursday.... -
New shelling exchange along Syrian-Turkish border
World NowBEIRUT - -Turkey fired retaliatory shells into neighboring Syria on Saturday for a fourth consecutive day after a Syrian mortar projectile again struck Turkish territory, news agencies reported. The latest exchange comes a day after Turkish Prime Minister...
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