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Turkey uses post-9/11 counterterrorism model to target critics in exile.

Turkey uses post-9/11 counterterrorism model to target critics in exile. Turkey has used strategies similar to post-9/11 US counterterrorism practices to crack down on critics in exile, particularly members of the Gülen movement, according to a special report published by The Washington Post on Sunday. The report details the abduction of four Turkish nationals in Kenya in […]

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Five ‘Bali Nine’ ring members return to Australia after 19 years in prison.

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Five ‘Bali Nine’ ring members return to Australia after 19 years in prison. Diplomatic efforts have resolved a saga that strained relations between the two countries. Five members of the Australian “Bali Nine” drug ring have returned from Indonesia after 19 years in jail following diplomatic efforts between the two countries this month to strike

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Georgian Opposition Appeals for Immediate EU Sanctions on Pro-Russian Leaders

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Georgian Opposition Appeals for Immediate EU Sanctions on Pro-Russian Leaders. Georgian opposition parties are urging the EU to impose immediate sanctions on their country’s leadership, as mass anti-government protests continue in Tbilisi. An appeal signed by four party leaders claims that Georgia is “on the verge of an unprecedented political crisis” after more than two

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Türkiye expects US to reassess its stance on PKK/YPG terror group

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Türkiye expects US to reassess its stance on PKK/YPG terror group. The PKK/YPG terrorist organisation “will be dismantled in Syria sooner or later. Both the new administration in Syria and (Türkiye) want this,” says Turkish defence minister. Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler has reaffirmed Ankara’s priorities in Syria, emphasising that dismantling the PKK/YPG terrorist

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Syrian authorities reopen schools, a week after upheaval that overthrew Assad

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Syrian authorities reopen schools, a week after upheaval that overthrew Assad. Students returned to classrooms in Syria on Sunday after the country’s new rulers ordered schools reopened in a potent sign of some normalcy a week after rebels swept into the capital in the dramatic overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. The country’s new de facto

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Sheikh Mohammed announces 5th edition of Dhs1m Arab Hope Makers initiative.

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Sheikh Mohammed announces 5th edition of Dhs1m Arab Hope Makers initiative. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, emphasised the vital importance of spreading hope and recognising those dedicated to fostering kindness and optimism. Sheikh Mohammed has announced the search for Arab

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Azerbaijani Commentator Sentenced To 13 Years For ‘Espionage’

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Azerbaijani Commentator Sentenced To 13 Years For ‘Espionage’ A Baku court has sentenced Azerbaijani political commentator Nazakat Mammadova to 13 years in prison on charges of spying for Russia, RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service reports. Mammadova, who appeared in the media as a commentator and hosted Alfa TV on YouTube was arrested in October last year and

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Israel sees increased threat from Syria despite moderate tone of rebel leaders.

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Israel sees increased threat from Syria despite moderate tone of rebel leaders. JERUSALEM — The threats to Israel from Syria remain despite the moderate tone of rebel leaders who ousted President Bashar al-Assad a week ago, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday, amid military moves by his country to counter such threats. “The immediate

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U.S. could be headed toward 1-party system under Trump: Yale professor.

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U.S. could be headed toward 1-party system under Trump: Yale professor. Donald Trump has invited China’s hardline president, Xi Jinping, to his inauguration next month in an audacious diplomatic gambit that Beijing has reportedly indicated would be rebuffed. The president-elect’s overture – which his staff said might also be extended to other leaders – broke with historic

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IRGC chief predicts Syria to be liberated.

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IRGC chief predicts Syria to be liberated. The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has echoed a prediction of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei that Syrian people would eventually liberate their country from occupation. Speaking during a ceremony on Sunday, Major General Hossein Salami said foreign powers

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