Bloomberg | A Direct Turkey-Russia Clash Is Growing Risk on Syria Border Bloomberg For a fourth day on Tuesday, Turkey unleashed its 155-millimeter heavy guns across the border with Syria. The targets were Kurdish forces, whose recent advance is a key part of the Russian plan to restore President Bashar al-Assad's control over Syria. Turkey seeks allies' support for ground operation as Syria war nears border Turkey urges joint ground forces in Syria Syria Cease-Fire Brings Turkey Closer to War |
New York Times | UN Says Aid Delivery Near in Syria for 5 Towns New York Times He spoke after the Security Council held a meeting, at Russia's insistence, to discuss Turkey's military actions inside Syria. Russia said that Turkey had breached a Security Council resolution by carrying out military action without the Syrian ... |
Washington Times | SHEHAB AL MAKAHLEH: Could Turkey implode? Washington Times Turkey, an erstwhile U.S. ally long hailed as a bastion of secular democracy in the Muslim world, could be spiraling toward all-out civil war and potential dissolution as conflicts between Turkish security forces and Kurds and other ethnic minorities ... Turkey's Erdogan, Saudi King Salman discuss Syria in telephone conversation |
ABC News | The Latest: Hezbollah Leader Slams Turkey, Saudi Arabia ABC News The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group says Turkey and Saudi Arabia are using the Islamic State group as a "pretext" to launch a ground operation in Syria. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says both countries are driven by their "hatred" after the successive ... Opposition says Turkey's national security at risk Has Turkey Just Started WWIII? Hezbollah chief says Turkey, Saudi Arabia prefer war over political agreement in Syria |
Kathimerini | Turkey rejected PM plane route Kathimerini Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has confirmed that Ankara's refusal to allow the plane carrying Greece's prime minister to fly over Turkey when Alexis Tsipras visited Iran earlier this month forced Athens to find an alternative route. Speaking on Star ... |
Reuters | Merkel warns against border closures, says to fight for EU-Turkey plan Reuters BERLIN Germany's Angela Merkel vowed to push for implementation of the EU's migration deal with Turkey at a summit this week, saying the alternative of closing borders to limit the flow of refugees to Europe would have dire consequences. EU leaders ... Merkel to push for implementation of EU-Turkey migrant accord at summit Merkel pledges to promote EU-Turkey approach to refugee crisis |
Turkey says favors Syria ground operation with its allies Al-Arabiya Turkey is in favor of a ground operation into neighboring Syria but only with its allies, a senior Turkish official said on Tuesday. "We want a ground operation with our international allies," the official told reporters in Istanbul. "There is not ... |
Jewish Telegraphic Agency | How Syria and natural gas are pushing Israel and Turkey back together Jewish Telegraphic Agency But in December, Israel and Turkey began negotiating a full restoration of ties after nearly six years of downgraded relations. Here's what happened between the former allies, why things are improving now – and why some Israeli analysts are still ... Turkey about to conclude a deal with Israel on 'all issues': Turkish official ISIL, PKK make Israel-Turkey ties 'urgent' Hoenlein: Turkey seeks improvement of Gaza infrastructure for normalization of ties with Israel |
Investor's Business Daily | Hormel Sales Are A Turkey, But Profit Growth Accelerates Investor's Business Daily Hormel Sales Are A Turkey, But Profit Growth Accelerates. (Hormel). JAMES DETAR; 4:29 PM EST. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) · Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) · Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) · Click to ... |
Anadolu Agency | Turkey's constitutional committee dissolved Anadolu Agency The Constitution Conciliation Committee of 12 deputies - three from each of Turkey's four parliamentary parties - first met on Feb. 3 in a bid to redraw a constitution that dates back in parts to Turkey's military regime of the 1980s. Earlier, CHP ... |