Eurasia Press & News
Syrian opposition groups allied with Turkey lobbed hundreds of missiles and artillery rockets at government posts in northwestern Syria on Tuesday, in retaliation for a deadly attack that killed dozens of their fighters a day earlier.
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October, 2020
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31 October
Charlie Hebdo sparks Turkish fury with cartoon of Erdogan
Turkey on Tuesday accused French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo of “cultural racism” over a front-page cartoon for its latest edition that mocks President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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31 October
Turkey’s Erdogan sues Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker for insults
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is suing Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders after the anti-Islam politician posted a series of tweets against the Turkish leader, including one that described him as a “terrorist.”
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31 October
Qataris sign security deal with GNA, challenging UN efforts in Libya
Turkish-Qatari coordination seen preparing for Doha to replace Ankara in exerting influence in Libya. Turkey and Qatar are moving in Libya in a way that suggests they share a plan to obstruct the settlement path led by the US State Department, in a step that reflects an anticipation of and …
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31 October
Iraqi Kurdistan vaunts security competence to boost reputation
The region hopes that its security role will yield financial benefits and attract foreign aid amid an unprecedented economic crisis. Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq said on Monday they had foiled a planned attack on foreign diplomats in their autonomous regional capital of Erbil, more than a year after the …
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31 October
Egypt worried about Hamas-Turkey close ties
Egypt has demanded that Turkey stay away from issues the Egyptians are dealing with, including efforts to end the dispute between Hamas and the Palestinian ruling Fatah faction.
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31 October
France warns citizens to be cautious as anger seethes in Muslim world
France warned its citizens living or traveling in several Muslim-majority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
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31 October
Mossad brought Chinese coronavirus vaccine to Israel
The Mossad brought China’s coronavirus vaccine to Israel in recent weeks in order to study and learn from it, Channel 12 reported on Monday.Multiple government sources indirectly confirmed the report.
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Iraqi Sunni politicians organize a new political front
A recent massacre of Sunni youths in central Iraq and concerns that sectarian violence may pull the country back into dark times seem to have fostered plans for a new sect-based political bloc and rekindled talk of an autonomous Sunni region.
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31 October
Sisi appoints Salafist party members to Egyptian Senate
Although the Salafist Nour party failed to secure any seats in the Senate, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi decided to appoint two party representatives to the Senate.
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