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Iran seeks to avert US military action with talks in Ankara
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 29, 2026

Turkey hosts urgent mediation as Trump’s threats mount and Tehran weighs painful compromises to avoid conflictIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, will travel to Ankara for talks aimed at preventing a US attack, as Turkish diplomats seek to convinc…

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Gulf states and Turkey urged Trump not to launch strikes against Iran
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 15, 2026

Fears that attack could lead to conflict across region prompted lobbying by longstanding US alliesSaudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Oman urged Donald Trump not to launch airstrikes against Iran in a last-minute lobbying campaign prompted by fears that an…

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ISIS Militants Kill 3 Police Officers in Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

A raid on a suspected safe house for the terrorist group Islamic State set off a clash that killed the police officers as well as six Turkish militants.

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Libyan Military’s Chief of Staff and 4 Others Are Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey
ByEphrat Livni, Safak Timur and Islam Al-Atrash December 23, 2025

The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the army chief of staff, and other officers flying home after a meeting in Turkey.

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Libyan Military’s Chief of Staff and 4 Others Are Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey
ByEphrat Livni, Safak Timur and Islam Al-Atrash December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the army chief of general staff, and other officers flying home after a meeting in Turkey.

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Libya’s army chief dies in plane crash in Turkey
ByReuters December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

Libyan PM says Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad died after aircraft lost radio contact above AnkaraThe Libyan army’s chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has been killed in a plane crash after leaving Turkey’s capital, Ankara.The prime minister of…

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‘It’s a breach of trust’: fear and frustration over countries’ push to return Syrians home
ByAshifa Kassam and Deborah Cole December 10, 2025

Syrians who have rebuilt their lives abroad face uncertainty over their futures amid hardening of attitudesTears of joy streamed down Abdulhkeem Alshater’s face as he joined thousands of other Syrian nationals in central Vienna last year. The moment th…

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Can Syria’s president turn wave of global goodwill into tangible results at home?
ByPatrick Wintour December 8, 2025

Sanctions, instability and external meddling are still problems for Ahmed al-Sharaa, one year after Assad’s fallDdivided Syria struggles to escape cycle of violenceThe fall of the house of Assad – in picturesIf ubiquity and handshakes were the only mea…

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Disarming Hamas should not be first task of Gaza stabilisation force, Turkey says
ByPatrick Wintour in Doha December 7, 2025

Ankara’s foreign minister suggests international partners should start by separating Israeli troops from Hamas The international stabilisation force (ISF) in Gaza should make its priority the separation of Israeli troops and Hamas rather than the disar…

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Thousands Greet Pope Leo in Lebanon, as He Prays at Beirut Blast Site
ByAbdi Latif Dahir December 2, 2025

A prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut explosion and a waterfront Mass capped his three-day visit to the Middle Eastern nation with the highest proportion of Christians.

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