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Turkey detains former co-leader of Kurdish party

Turkish police Monday detained the former co-leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party, an official said, just two days after she handed over her job to a successor. Serpil Kemalbay was taken by police in Ankara in front of her home over her criticism of Turkey's three week offensive...

Erdogan: Aegean incident with Greece ended peacefully

Turkey’s president said on Tuesday that last night’s incident between Turkish and Greek boats in the Aegean was concluded without any problem. “From the beginning, we told the Greek side ‘Don’t do such things and also don’t get us in trouble. Let’s stop these skirmishes in...

Palestine prisoners protest Israel's 'admin detention'

Palestinians subject to Israel’s policy of “administrative detention”, by which suspects can be held indefinitely without trial or charge, have announced plans to “boycott” Israeli military courts to protest their ongoing incarceration. “We declare a comprehensive and...

Tamimi trial opens behind closed doors

The Israeli military trial of a Palestinian teenager charged after a viral video showed her hitting two soldiers in the occupied West Bank began Tuesday behind closed doors. The judge in the trial ordered journalists removed from the courtroom, ruling that open proceedings would not be...