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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has called for unity of Muslim leaders to fight extremism after the recent Paris terrorist attacks, warning that otherwise jihadists will commit further atrocities."We are at a crossroads in the fight against terrorism and on the issue of the refugee crisis after the terror attacks in Paris," Erdo?an yesterday told a meeting of the Atlantic Council Energy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on Nov. 19 called for a united front by Muslim leaders to fight extremism after the Paris attacks, warning that otherwise jihadists will commit further atrocities.

Europe is likely to face new Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacks after those in Paris on Nov. 13, the head of Europol, the coordinating organisation of EU countries' police forces, said on Nov. 19.

"It is reasonable to assume ... that further attacks are likely," Europol director Rob Wainwright told lawmakers in a hearing in the European Parliament in Brussels. 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey on Nov. 25 to discuss Syria, TASS news agency reported on Nov. 19, citing the foreign ministry.

On Nov. 19, Lavrov said Russia was ready to work with Western coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group if its members respect Syria's sovereignty.

Residents of war-torn Syria have seen their purchasing power drop by an estimated 80 percent since the beginning of the country's conflict in 2011, the Al-Watan daily said on Nov. 19.

The body of the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, has been identified among those killed in a police raid, the prosecutor's office said Nov. 19.

Turkey plans to invest $125 billion into energy by 2023, as the country's energy demands continue to increase tremendously, Turkish Energy Minister Ali R?za Alaboyun said during a speech at the Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit in Istanbul, which was officially started on Nov. 19 with a keynote speech by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has again voiced his desire to create a no-fly zone and establish a train-and-equip program for Syrian rebels while floating the idea of building settlements for Syrian refugees in line with their "national architectural style."

Emerging markets must create the valid legal conditions and a "level playing field" to gain access to Islamic finance at the international level, Zamir Iqbal, the head of the World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development Center, has told Anadolu Agency.

China is to buy a batch of 24 Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia in a deal worth more than $2 billion, an industry source told Reuters on Nov. 19, in a move that may help the Kremlin's strained finances. 

A spokeswoman for Russian state holding Rostec confirmed a deal between the two countries had been signed involving Su-35 fighter jets, but declined to provide details.