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Turkey seeks to deploy radar systems in Syria, Western intelligence sources say
AZAZ (Realist English). Turkey has been attempting in recent weeks to deploy radar systems on Syrian territory, according to two...
Libya’s army chief killed in plane crash shortly after takeoff from Ankara
ANKARA (Realist English). A business jet carrying Libya’s chief of the general staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, crashed in Turkey...
Israel–Turkey relations unlikely to improve while Erdogan remains in power, former Israeli PM adviser says
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Relations between Israel and Turkey have little chance of improving in the foreseeable future and are...
Turkey asks Russia to take back S-400 system as F-35 talks with US advance
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey has asked Russia to take back the S-400 air defence system, marking a significant shift in...
Turkey extends Russian gas contracts for one year, explores investment in U.S. production
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey has finalised a one-year extension of its expiring natural gas import contracts with Russia, totalling 22...
Turkey prepares major troop deployment for planned Gaza peacekeeping mission
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey is assembling a large peacekeeping contingent for potential deployment to Gaza as part of a US-brokered...
Turkey fortifies nearly half its land borders with walls under nationwide security plan
ANKARA (Realist English). Nearly half of Turkey’s land borders are now protected by security walls as part of an extensive...
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey pledge to boost competitiveness of Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway
TBILISI (Realist English). Railway officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey have agreed on joint steps to enhance the competitiveness of...
Hamas and Turkey condemn Israeli interception of Gaza aid flotilla
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Hamas on Wednesday night denounced Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla, calling it a “crime of piracy...
Turkey elevates Africa as strategic priority amid intensifying global competition
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey is placing Africa at the center of its strategic outlook as geopolitical competition on the continent...
Iran faces mounting internal unrest as U.S. pressure intensifies after Venezuela operation
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran is confronting a widening convergence of internal unrest and external pressure as protests linked to a...
U.S. to receive up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that interim authorities in Venezuela will transfer between 30 million and 50...
Putin congratulates Orthodox Christians on Christmas, highlights role of faith and tradition
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Orthodox Christians and all citizens celebrating Christmas, in a message published overnight...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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