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Turkey signs deal to deploy forces in Qatar
Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has concluded a military agreement that involves the deployment of the Turkish Armed Forces in Qatar, during his official two-day visit to the Gulf nation.
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Obama in Saudi Arabia on fence-mending visit
U.S. President Barack Obama held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman on April 20 as he began a two-day visit hoping to ease tensions with the historic U.S. ally.
Riyadh and its Sunni Arab Gulf allies have bristled at what they see as Washington's tilt toward regional rival Iran after Tehran's landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
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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.
Turkish intel services 'would even meet devil,' says Deputy PM
A Feb. 28, 2015 agreement between ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) officials, dubbed the "Dolmabahçe Agreement," was not the product of a "negotiation," Deputy Prime Minister Yalç?n Akdo?an has claimed, adding that the intelligence services "would meet even the devil" if needed.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey to set up 'strategic cooperation council': Saudi FM
Saudi Arabia and Turkey agreed on the need to set up a "strategic cooperation council" to stengthen military, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Dec. 29.
Divorced Saudi women to get ID cards: Reports
Female divorcees and widows in Saudi Arabia are set to get their own ID cards allowing them to act independently from men, local media reported on Dec. 3.
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Qatar launches probe after rains exposed poor construction, bans workers from leaving country
Qatar has launched an investigation after heavy rains exposed poor construction in a country set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a deluge that saw water cascade through the roof of its $15 billion main airport.
The country has also banned contractors from leaving the small, oil-rich country as it carries out a probe into how heavy rains damaged buildings and roadways.
Israel to take steps to calm holy site unrest: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Oct. 24 that Israel had agreed on steps to calm tensions over Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, at the centre of Palestinian unrest, including 24-hour security cameras.
Kerry to meet Netanyahu in Germany, then Abbas in Mideast
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Oct. 18 he would meet the Israeli and Palestinian leaders on separate trips to Germany and the Middle East after days of violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
When the bar head said the 'PKK is not a terror group'
The other evening, on my TV program on CNNTürk, one of the guests, Diyarbak?r Bar Association head Tahir Elçi said, at one point during the debate, ?The PKK is not a terror organization.?