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Gulf monarchies on March 2 declared Lebanon's Hezbollah a "terrorist" group, in the latest regional move against the Shiite organisation fighting in support of Syria's regime.

Turkey's foreign trade deficit declined 13.4 percent year-on-year in January, in line with the oil plunge and the decreasing trend in imports. 

In January, the deficit fell to $3.76 billion, down from $4.34 billion from same month last year, plummeting 13.4 percent, according to data released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) on Feb. 29. 

Turkey has become the sixth largest arms importer in the world between 2011 and 2015, with the United States as the world's biggest arms supplier, according to recent research released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Top military commanders from 30 nations fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) gathered Feb. 22 in Kuwait to discuss ways to defeat the jihadists who occupy large areas in Syria and Iraq.

Kuwaiti Chief of Staff Gen. Mohammad al-Khader urged increased efforts to defeat extremists worldwide.

The global transfer of major arms has risen in recent years, with the United States increasing its dominance of the trade while the flow of weaponry to Africa, Asia and the Middle East has increased, a new study published Feb. 22 showed.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and some European allies want ground troops deployed in Syria but there is no consensus in the coalition and a strategy for such an operation has not been seriously debated, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu said. 

While Turkish logistics companies have raised their bids abroad, foreign companies' interest in the Turkish market has been decreasing amid uncertainties, a leading sector player has told daily Dünya. 

Turkey and Saudi Arabia could launch a ground operation against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria, while Riyadh is also sending war planes to a Turkish base to fight the extremist group, the Turkish foreign minister has said.

A replica of the world’s most famous “unsinkable” ship is under construction with its maiden voyage planned for 2018.

Incredible photos have emerged showing the amazing similarity of the new ship with the original, which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912, killing 1503 people.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia will hold joint military drills as part of a decision to strategically cooperate against common threats, sources have told daily Hürriyet. However, the state-run Anadolu Agency quoted military sources as denying such a planning.