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Rapper Toomaj Salehi arrested in Iran
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A previously detained Iranian rapper, Toomaj Salehi has been rearrested in northern Iran on Thursday, less than two weeks after his release from prison, according to CNN citing his official social media channel.
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Ankara Blast: Turkey says bombers came from Syria, threatens more cross-bo
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
After discovering that the two terrorists who blew a bomb in front of government offices in Ankara over the weekend were from Syria, Turkey said, adding that all Kurdish installations in Syria and Iraq are legitimate military targets, Al Jazeera reported.
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Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish rebels after suicide attack in Ankara
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Turkish airstrikes destroyed 20 targets, consisting of caves, bunkers, shelters and warehouses” belonging to the separatist Kurdistan workers party, or P.K.K.
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Iraq: Curfew imposed in Kirkuk city after rival protests turn violent
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A curfew has been imposed in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk after protests between Kurdish and Arab residents turned violent killing a civilian and injuring eight others.
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Can Turkey's opposition parties wrestle power from Erdogan?
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The six opposition parties in Turkey called the "Table of Six," which are united against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared last Monday their determination to put an end to Erdogan's rule, restrict the powers of Turkey's president and expand democratic rights.
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Finland to join NATO without Sweden after Turkey casts doubt on expansion
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Haavisto in a statement on Tuesday said that Finland must consider joining NATO without Sweden after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruled out giving a green light to Sweden's bid, following a Quran-burning protest in Stockholm.
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Erdogan ponders meeting with Assad, a rapprochement that seemed unthinkabl
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This was a surprising move coming after Erdogan's repeated threats that he would launch a new ground operation in Syria against the US-allied Syrian Kurdish groups which Ankara considers "terrorists" and because Turkey since 2011 has been the main backer of Syria's opposition to the Assad
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Paris shooting suspect admits 'pathological hatred of foreigners'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The 69-year-old suspect in the deadly Paris shooting that killed three people and injured three others at a cultural centre in central Paris Friday has admitted of "hatred of foreigners that has become pathological."
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Paris: Police, protesters clash for second day after deadly attack on Kurd
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The protesters overturned vehicles, setting some of them on fire, and threw objects at police, who responded with tear gas.
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Paris shooting: Suspect's custody lifted for health reason
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The custody of the 69-year-old man suspected of killing three Kurds in Paris was lifted for health reasons on Saturday, and he was taken to a police psychiatric unit.
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Kurds protest killing of 3 community members at Paris centre
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Members of the Kurdish community on Friday (local time) took to the streets in Paris to protest the shooting of three people at a cultural centre and Kurdish cafe, reported CNN.
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Erdogan continues the airstrikes and wants to launch a new ground operatio
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted by the official Anadolu news agency as saying that "so far 471 targets have been struck and 254 terrorists were neutralized in the operation", while the Kurdish YPG which strongly denies any involvement in the Istanbul bombing says that 30 civi
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