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The desperate alliance of Turkey and Saudi Arabia
Obviously, long-time U.S. allies Turkey and Saudi Arabia are extremely unhappy with the U.S.'s policy change over Syria in particular and the Middle East in general. Both countries long refused to face reality and did everything to hinder the new U.S. (and indeed Western) policy that prioritized the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) over regime change in Syria.
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Israel pessimistic on Syria ceasefire, talks up sectarian partition
Israel voiced doubt on Feb. 14 that an international ceasefire plan for Syria would succeed, suggesting a sectarian partition of the country was inevitable and perhaps preferable.
Bulgaria Has Increased Wine Exports to China, Germany, UK - Minister
Bulgaria's wine production industry is working under the conditions of a drop in exports to Russia and a surge to China, Germany, and the UK, Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva said on Sunday.
Putin Needs 'Phone Call' to End War in Syria, UK's Hammond Says
It is Russian President Vladimir Putin who can bring the civil war in Syria to an end, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said.
It will depend on "whether the Russians are prepared to use their influence" to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Independent quotes him as saying on The Andrew Marr Show.
Merkel isolated as EU partners slam door on refugees
Abandoned by France, defied by eastern Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel cuts a lonely figure in her struggle for EU "solidarity" on the refugee crisis ahead of a Brussels summit.
Putin, Obama discuss Syria in phone call
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to intensify diplomatic and other cooperation by implementing an agreement on Syria struck at talks in Munich, the Kremlin said on Feb. 14.
Major powers agreed on Feb. 12 to a temporary "cessation of hostilities" in Syria. The pause was due to begin in a week's time.
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Putin, Obama agree on cooperation to implement Syria agreement
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to intensify diplomatic and other cooperation to implement an agreement on Syria struck at talks in Munich, the Kremlin said in a statement following phone talks between the two leaders on Feb. 14.
Trump, Bush get personal in heated debate clash
Donald Trump and Jeb Bush took the gloves off on Feb. 13 in the Republican presidential debate, with the billionaire frontrunner unleashing a tirade of intense and often personal attacks one week before the South Carolina primary.
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Turkish Army Shells Kurds in Northern Syria
Targets of the People's Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing the self-proclaimed Kurdish governing body in Norther Syria, was bombarded by Turkish artillery, a Turkish daily has reported.
Hürriyet Daily News quotes security sources as telling private broadcaster CNNTürk there were two separate shellings, which were carried out in retaliation to attacks coming from YPG positions.
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Unrealistic policies created our problems
There is only one reason for all our problems stemming from Syria today: When the first protests started in Syria, Turkey was not able to make a sound evaluation.
The possible outcomes of a civil war erupting in Syria were not correctly predicted. The first and biggest mistake was that it was determined the current regime would immediately collapse.
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