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Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday criticized US-Russia talks for excluding Kyiv, saying efforts to end the war must be "fair" and involve European countries, including Turkey. His remarks came after Washington and Moscow said they would name teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine during their first ...
This is Beirut, 04/02 21:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Turkey Ahmad al-Sharaa Recep Tayyip Erdogan Syria
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday hailed Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa for his "strong commitment" to fighting terror as the newly installed interim president made his first visit to Turkey. Sharaa flew to Ankara from Saudi Arabia where he had sought Riyadh's support to fund Syria's reconstruction and revive its economy after 13 years of civil ...
This is Beirut, 03/02 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey Sryria Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa will visit Turkey on Tuesday on his second international visit since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad in December, the Turkish presidency said. He went to Saudi Arabia on Sunday. War-ravaged Syria is looking to wealthy Gulf countries to finance reconstruction and revive its economy. Sharaa "will pay a ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Syrian Democratic Forces
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he would order an intervention to prevent any splintering of Syria, a warning aimed particularly at the country's Kurdish forces. "We can not accept under any pretext that Syria be divided and if we notice the slightest risk we will take the necessary measures," the Turkish head of ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-25 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Syria Syrian Democratic Forces
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria must either surrender their weapons or “be buried,” amid ongoing hostilities between Turkey-backed Syrian fighters and Kurdish militants following the fall of Bashar al-Assad this month, according to a report on Reuters. Since Assad's departure, Ankara ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 20:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Syria
Ensuring the protection of Syria's territorial integrity is an unchanging line for Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday. "Protecting Syria's territorial integrity and unitary structure under all circumstances is Turkey's unchanging line. We never step back from this," he said after remarks warning Israel that it would be "forced" to ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-24 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey Russia Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said during a telephone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he wants to expand trade between Ankara and Moscow. "President Erdogan declared that he aimed to increase the cooperation between Turkey and Russia in a number of areas, notably expanding the volume of trade," the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Benjamin Netanyahu Israel ICC Yoav Gallant
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday praised the "courageous decision" of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant. "We support the arrest warrant. We consider it important that this courageous decision be carried out by all ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-04 17:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Middle East Turkey United States Recep Tayyip Erdogan Donald Trump
The outcome of Tuesday's knife-edge US election is unlikely to have much of an impact on the tepid ties between Washington and Ankara, although presidential chemistry might help, experts say. Long gone is the closeness of the 1990s when the United States and Turkey saw each other as indispensable allies. Following an extended period of soul ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-18 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan United Nations Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Friday for the United Nations to impose an arms embargo on Israel, describing it as an "effective solution" to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan made the remarks in a statement following a several-hour meeting in Istanbul with the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Armenia, and ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-08 17:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ankara diplomacy Qatar Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani Turkey
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived in Ankara on Friday for a working visit, according to a statement issued by the Amiri Diwan of Qatar. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Emir jointly appealed for greater international efforts to stop the Middle East conflict from escalating. The joint appeal came as the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
F-16 F-16 Fighter Jets F-35 F-35 Fighter Jets NATO Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sweden Turkey Turkey Parliament United States
A Turkish Parliament committee granted approval for Sweden's NATO membership bid, overcoming months of delays. This development marks progress in the Nordic country's accession process, particularly in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. A key committee in the Turkish Parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden's bid to join NATO after ...