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Turkey ‘always seeks solution’ with Iraq: Turkish foreign min. Swedish FM slams Assad, Russia for bombing civilians Syrian regime’s Bashar al-Assad and Russia are both moving fur- ther away from peace and hu- manity, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said Thursday. Addressing university students at the Hertie School of Governance af- ter her official talks in Berlin, Wall- strom expressed great... >>MORE DETAILS

Obama commutes more than 100 prison sentences President Barack Obama on Thurs- day commuted the sentences of 102 prisoners, adding to a tally that already surpassed the previous FM Mevlut Cavusoglu says Bashiqa issue not serious problem if Iraq let goes of its domestic political concerns 11 presidents combined. Like those Turkey seeks a solution in the aftermath of the Bashiqa issue despite part Paolo Gentiloni in Ankara, Cavusoglu said the Iraqi parliament’s that preceded it, the latest tranche Iraq’s negative attitudes, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on decision against the presence of Turkish troops at Bashiqa camp in is comprised mainly of drug of- fenders. White House Counsel Neil Thursday. Speaking at a joint news conference with his Italian counter- northern Iraq “does not pose a serious problem if Iraq... >>MORE DETAILS Eggleston wrote... >>MORE DETAILS By fighting Daesh Turkey is securing EU border: EU min. Turkish EU Minister Omer Celik said Friday that while Daesh through Turkish working with the Free Syrian ridding the border area of Daesh, Turkey’s Operation Army. “Not only have Turkey’s borders been cleared Euphrates Shield has also been securing Europe’s and of Daesh for the first time, but Europe’s borders have NATO’s borders as well. Speaking at a joint press con- also been cleared of Daesh for the first time, and the ference with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in borders of NATO have been cleared of Daesh as well.” Ankara, Celik said Turkey’s border has been cleared of He added, “Every single step by Turkey... >>MORE DETAILS Turkmen leader: Diplomacy Colombian president wins 2016 Nobel Peace Prize needed to end Iraq-Turkey row Problems between Iraq and Turkey the presence of Turkish troops at the should be solved diplomatically, an Bashiqa camp in northern Iraq. Salihi Iraqi Turkmen leader said on Friday. noted that protecting Iraq’s sovereign- Speaking at a press conference in ty was the priority and added: “Some Baghdad, Erset Salihi, leader of the statements have translation mistakes , Russia, Syrian regime to destroy Iraqi Turkmen Front said Iraq’s ties which caused them to lose touch with east Aleppo: United Nations envoy with neighboring countries are cru- the reality. Engaging in the official cial. “It’s important for us that the channels and the dialog between the Russia and the Syrian regime may recent problems between Ankara and two countries is important for us.” destroy Syria’s opposition-held Baghdad should be solved in diplomat- ”Turkmen people can serve as a bridge eastern Aleppo, where 275,000 ci- ic ways and Iraq has peaceful relations between Iraq and Turkey,” according vilians live, on the pretext of killing with its neighbors,” Salihi said, citing to Salihi who went on to... >>MORE DETAILS 900 al-Nusra terrorists, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistu- ra warned Thursday. Speaking at The OIC should fight Islamophobia, a press conference in Geneva, de Mistura also offered to go to east- Turkish Sports Minister Kilic says Colombia President Juan Manuel the spirit of Alfred Nobel’s will.” ern Aleppo to accompany al-Nus- Turkey’s youth and sports minis- the Third OIC Youth and Sports Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace According to televised comments, ra fighters willing to get out of the ter said Thursday that members of Ministers Conference in Istanbul. Prize Friday despite Columbians which were also streamed on the city. Earlier, the International Syria the Organization of Islamic Coop- Kilic said Islamophobia tries to rejecting his peace deal with the official Nobel website, she said Support Group’s Humanitarian Ac- eration (OIC) should work to fight make people have a negative image rebel group, FARC, in a recent ref- the president “brought the bloody cess Task Force convened in UN in Islamophobia. “As OIC members, it of places where a majority of Mus- erendum, the Norwegian Nobel conflict significantly closer to a Geneva to discuss the situation fol- is our duty to fight such defama- lims live. ”Islam supports all vic- prize committee announced in peaceful solution. “The committee lowing intensified fighting in east- tion. Our noble religion, Islam, can tims and oppressed peoples with- Oslo. According to a committee hopes that the peace prize will give ern Aleppo, suspension of U.S.-Rus- in no way be mentioned alongside out regard to religion, language, or spokeswoman, Santos’ “endeav- him strength to succeed in this de- sia talks and the failed cessation of terrorism,” Akif Cagatay Kilic told race and always... >> MORE DETAILS ors to promote peace demonstrate manding task.” >>MORE DETAILS hostilities in Syria.>>MORE DETAILS