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Trump says Gaza peace deal ‘very close’ and he may travel to Middle East in days
ByWilliam Christou October 8, 2025October 8, 2025

US president optimistic after US, Qatari and Turkish officials join third day of indirect Israel-Hamas talks in EgyptDonald Trump has said he may travel to the Middle East at the end of the week, adding that negotiations in Egypt to end the two-year wa…

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Pope Leo to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first overseas trip
ByAngela Giuffrida in Rome October 7, 2025

Pontiff expected to appeal for peace across the Middle East and speak about the persecution of Christians in regionPope Leo’s debut overseas trip will be to Turkey and Lebanon, where he is expected to make appeals for peace across the Middle East, the …

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Gulf leaders call on Trump to rein in Israel after Qatar emergency summit
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor September 15, 2025

Arab states say US should use its leverage and influence as they promise to ‘activate joint defence mechanisms’Gulf leaders meeting at an emergency summit in Qatar have called on the Trump administration to use its leverage to rein in Israel after the …

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Gulf leaders call on Trump to rein in Israel after Qatar emergency summit
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

Arab states say US should use its leverage and influence as they promise to ‘activate joint defence mechanisms’ Gulf leaders meeting at an emergency summit in Qatar have called on the Trump administration to use its leverage to rein in Israel following…

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Arrests in Turkey Silence Erdogan’s Rivals, Opposition Says
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur August 16, 2025

Turkey has arrested at least 390 people associated with the political opposition since March.

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Arrests in Turkey Silence Erdogan’s Rivals, Opposition Says
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur August 16, 2025August 16, 2025

Turkey has arrested at least 390 people associated with the political opposition since March.

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Kurdistan Workers’ party fighters burn weapons in disarming ceremony – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian July 11, 2025

Senior PKK figure Bese Hozat read a statement in Turkish outside the mouth of a cave near Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq’s north on Friday. ‘We voluntarily destroy our weapons, before your presence, as a step of goodwill and determination…

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Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur July 11, 2025July 11, 2025

The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.

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Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur July 11, 2025

The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.

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Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares the End to PKK’s Armed Struggle In Turkey
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur July 9, 2025

In the first footage of him to be released publicly in 25 years, Abdullah Ocalan said the P.K.K. insurgency against Turkey would be replaced by politics.

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