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The Syrian question has become part of the domestic political agenda prior to the elections. It has also become a source of wishful thinking in the West, with an increasing number of reports suggesting Turkey and Saudi Arabia are on the verge of entering Syria militarily to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Recent reports about a ?pact? between Turkey and Saudi Arabia on the Syrian war are ?confusing,? Karen Donfried, a former senior U.S. administration official, has told Hürriyet during her visit to Turkey.

Newly crowned Saudi King Salman has refused an invitation to attend a landmark summit hosted by President Barack Obama, amid angst over US-Iran nuclear negotiations.    

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu and his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Muhammad al-Attiyah, have both called for a political solution to end the crisis in Yemen.

Iranian-allied Houthi fighters in Yemen accepted on May 10 a five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by adversary Saudi Arabia but warned they would respond to any violations.
   
Neighbouring Saudi Arabia had said on May 9 that the ceasefire could begin on May 12 if the Houthi militia agreed to the pause.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has strictly denied reports that Turkey was preparing to directly intervene in the Syrian crisis.

Speaking to a group of reporters on the plane returning from election rallies in the eastern provinces of Bingöl and Elaz?? on May 6, Davuto?lu also denied recent media reports claiming a new deal between Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia will begin bombings anew in Yemen, targeting rebels.

The Saudi Arabian coalition forces warned northern Yemeni civilians to leave their province before they began raiding rebel targets in the area.

We all have been bombarded by news and allegations about Syria this week. Some were about the radically changing dynamics within Syria, while others related to shifting regional alliances and U.S. policy.

Let?s go through them one by one.

First of all: Is Turkey sending troops to Syria?

Turkey and Saudi Arabia have long been in cooperation on the issue of Syrian crisis, but there are no new elements regarding that effort, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Tanju Bilgiç said May 8, elaborating on recent media reports claiming a new deal between the two countries.

Saudi-led warplanes struck key targets of Yemeni Huthi rebels in their northern stronghold of Saada, state media said May 8 after Riyadh vowed "harsh" punishment for deadly cross-border bombardments

The raids on May 7 targeted two control centres, a communication complex and a landmine factory, the kingdom's SPA official news agency said.