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Erdogan uses the weaponised judiciary to block Imamoglu, his strongest riv
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Istanbul's popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, of the main opposition Republican's Peoples' Party (CHP), to two years and seven months in prison on charges of insulting members of the Supreme Electoral Board following his big victory in Istanbul's controve
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Erdogan's opponents are indicted so that they are excluded from the Presid
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, who is seen as one of most popular opponents of Erdogan, and the leader of the main opposition Republican Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu have already been indicted for speaking ill of Turkey, and under the draconian laws of the country, if convicted, will b
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Netanyahu won Israeli elections, but his coalition partners can create pro
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A right-wing - religious parties coalition led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged as the winner in the Israeli elections held on November 1- the fifth such election in four years - controlling 64 seats in the 120- member Knesset (the Israeli Parliament).
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Erdogan wants a new constitution for Turkey
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a speech made last Friday in Ankara which was presented as Erdogan's vision for Turkey in the next century but was generally seen as his election campaign manifesto for the coming elections next June, promised a new constitution that would guar
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Landmark maritime agreement reached between Lebanon and Israel could have
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Landmark maritime deal has been signed between Israel and Lebanon at the headquarters of UN Interim Force in the border Lebanese town of Naqoura. The deal will likely have ramifications in relations between the two countries as they have been at war for a long.
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Iranian drones in Ukraine threaten infrastructure but cannot influence the
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Russia is sending swarms of Iranian "kamikaze" drones against Ukrainian cities. Military analysts say that the use of drones is unlikely to change the outcome of the war in Ukraine.
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Is Turkey a sanction evasion haven for Russia?
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia[Cyprus], September 5 (ANI): Although Turkey in the past six months has tried to present itself as an honest and neutral power broker that mediates between Russia and Ukraine - and actually scored a big success in brokering a deal for the export of Ukrainian grain through its ports
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The possible supply of Iranian drones to Russia could have serious repercu
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] July 18 (ANI): US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan caused a sensation during a White House briefing on Monday when he said that, according to US information, the Iranian government was preparing to supply Russia with several hundred drones, including weapons-capabl
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Though Sweden and Finland "capitulated" to Erdogan, he can still block the
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] July 4 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's blackmail blocking Sweden and Finland's bid to join NATO proved to be successful as the two Nordic countries, on June 28, gave in to Turkey's demands and pledged to address its security concerns about the activities o
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EU signs energy deal with Egypt and Israel to wean itself off Russian gas
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] June 20 (ANI): As Europe scrambles to wean itself off Russian oil and gas and tries to confront Russia for its use of energy to blackmail European countries, the EU signed in Cairo last Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt and Israel, aimed at using th
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Erdogan demands demilitarization of Greek islands and threatens a new oper
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] June 6 (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, taking advantage of the fact that international attention is focused on the war in Ukraine, has made a flurry of provocative statements against Greece - one of his favourite targets - and threatens to launch a new ope
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IRGC seizes Greek tankers, but Iran says removal of Force from terrorist b
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] 30 May (ANI): Tehran's demand that the US remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from Washington's list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) has been the main stumbling block to the conclusion of a deal to revive the nuclear agreement between Iran and the
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