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Hezbollah echoes calls for a prompt Cabinet formation

Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc Thursday renewed calls for Cabinet that is formed quickly and represents all of Lebanon’s political factions. In a statement following the bloc’s weekly meeting, MP Hasan Fadlallah said that “prominent political factions in the country should show their...

365 ISIS terrorists arrested in Turkey last month

Turkey arrested 365 suspected Daesh terrorists last month, the Interior Ministry said Thursday. The arrests -- which have led to 131 suspects being remanded in custody to face trial -- took place in 12 provinces across the country, including Ankara and Istanbul, in November, the ministry...

Erdogan explained his comments on Syria to Putin

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan explained his comments about a plan to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the RIA news agency cited Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov as saying on Thursday. Erdogan said earlier this week his forces in...

Turkey seeks 30 life sentences for Syrian Kurdish leader

Turkey is seeking multiple life sentences for nearly 70 suspects, including the leader of the main Syrian Kurdish political party, over a deadly bombing in Ankara this year blamed on Kurdish militants, state media said Wednesday. Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) leader Salih...