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Turkey condemns Biden's criticism of 'autocrat' Erdogan

Turkey Sunday condemned remarks made by US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden criticizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and calling for support for the Turkish leader's opponents. Biden made the comments in an interview filmed by the New York Times in December but a video of the...

Kuwait position towards Israel unchanged

Kuwait's position towards Israel is unchanged after its accord with the United Arab Emirates and it will be the last country to normalize relations, newspaper al-Qabas reported Sunday citing Kuwaiti government sources. Israel and the UAE announced an agreement on Thursday that will lead to...

Telephone service begins between UAE, Israel

Telephone service between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has begun as the two countries open diplomatic ties. Associated Press journalists in Jerusalem and Dubai were able to call each other from both landline and cellular phones Sunday. Officials in Israel and the UAE did not...

Trump vows to force return of Iran sanctions

US President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to use a controversial technique to unilaterally reinstate UN sanctions on Tehran, a move with huge repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal. His declaration came a day after the UN Security Council overwhelmingly rejected a US resolution to extend an...