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The New Arab Staff

Bassem Dabbagh

Dabbagh

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal is visiting Turkey to discuss the latest developments in Palestine and Syria, following visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

12 August, 2015

Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister announced his country's intention to establish an integrated security system on the Syrian borders to step up the fight against terrorism.

23 July, 2015

Turkish foreign minister tells reporters that a deal has been struck with the US to provide air support to approved Syrian opposition fighters.

26 May, 2015

Analysis: Ankara moved its traditional Anzac Day commemorations forward in order to clash with the centenary of the mass slaughter carried out by Ottoman troops.

24 April, 2015

Analysis: President Erdoğan has been talking to Iran and Saudi Arabia about the Yemen conflict, with a view to brokering reconciliation.

12 April, 2015

A "National Mobilisation" of Turkmen is being trained in Iraq to take part in the battle to retake Mosul this summer, according to sources.

07 April, 2015

Analysis: Ankara must decide whether to send ground troops into Mosul, or simply provide the Iraqi government with logistical support.

04 March, 2015

Analysis: A 'Sunni' alliance between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt has been mooted but Turkey seems in no mood to make up with Cairo. An Ankara-Riyadh understanding could still have major repercussions.

02 March, 2015

Analysis: As Turkey's president visits the Saudi king in Riyadh, it is likely that their differences will be set aside. But with Sisi also in town, tensions might yet surface.

28 February, 2015

The Armenian president has withdrawn several parts of a normalisation agreement between the two countries, as rhetoric heats up between the capitals.

17 February, 2015