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Across the Muslim world, LGBTQ people remain marginalized

Many Muslim nations criminalize gay sex — including World Cup host Qatar. Appeals for change from LGBTQ-friendly nations are routinely dismissed as unwarranted interference.

Chicago Sun-Times

The forgotten war: what Russia could win from the reignited conflict in Syria

Largely overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, Syria remains a deeply divided and violent country, where military conflict has recently reignited.

The Conversation

Erdogan seeks to ban same-sex marriage, legalize headscarves in bid for conservative base

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is working to consolidate his conservative voter base ahead of next summer’s election with proposed constitutional amendments that would expand the right to wear headscarves in public and prohibit same-sex marriages.

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Across vast Muslim world, LGBTQ people remain marginalized

Here and there, across the far-flung Muslim and Arab worlds, LGBTQ people see glimmers of progress — but those are rare exceptions

The Independent UK

Türkiye: No Plans for Erdogan-Assad Meeting

Türkiye on Monday confirmed there are no plans for a meeting soon between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar Assad. “We don’t have an immediate plan for such a meeting, but our president is sending a message: If you act responsibly, if you address the security concerns and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Greece, Bulgaria discuss oil pipeline bypassing Bosphorus Strait

An EU embargo on Russian oil and a transit fee hike to use the Bosphorus Strait are reviving a shelved pipeline plan.

Al Jazeera

Turkish inflation eases for 1st time in more than a year

Annual inflation in Turkey has eased slightly in November for the first time in more than a year, but remains close to 24-year highs

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World Cup 2022 commentator sacked MID-GAME after mentioning name of former hero

A commentator for Turkish state broadcaster TRT was taken off air in the middle of Morocco's 2-1 win over Canada on Thursday after mentioning the name of Hakan Sukur, the former Turkey striker and scorer of the World Cup's fastest goal who is now an outcast in his homeland

Daily Mirror

Türkiye Seeking Cooperation with Egypt to Achieve Stability in Libya

Türkiye described the situation in Libya as “fragile”, saying it was keen on working with Egypt and other parties to achieve stability and security there. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said: “The only way to unify Libya lies in holding transparent and democratic elections.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Displaced Syrians Fear Turkish Threats Spell New Exodus

Syria's grinding conflict has already uprooted Ahmed Yassin and his family several times, but now they fear a threatened Turkish offensive will force them to flee the muddy camp they call home. The 34-year-old, his wife and two children live in Sandaf in Syria's Aleppo province -- just south of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey's Erdogan cosies up to Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italy's newly elected far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appear to be finding unlikely common ground on issues relating to Africa and migration. Meloni's is the latest in a list of strong partnerships that Erdogan has been working to build with European far-right leaders.

Radio France Internationale

Türkiye's killer drones in Ukraine are making Vladimir Putin's life miserable, but Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is keeping him onside

Turkish-made drones carry laser-guided bombs and are light, cheap and supremely deadly. Here's how they have become instrumental in changing Russian President Vladimir Putin's fortunes in Ukraine.

ABC News

Syria Resisting Russia’s Efforts to Broker Türkiye Summit, Sources Say

Syria is resisting Russian efforts to broker a summit with Türkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan, three sources said on Friday, after more than a decade of bitter enmity since the outbreak of Syria's war. Erdogan's government supports opposition fighters who tried to topple President Bashar al-Assad and has accused the Syrian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye: Russia, US Failed to Clear Militia from Syria Border

Türkiye’s foreign minister charged Friday that the United States and Russia have failed to meet promises to clear Syria’s border with Türkiye from Kurdish militants, forcing Ankara to intervene. Speaking at the Mediterranean Dialogues forum in Rome, Italy, Mevlut Cavusoglu also said Türkiye was seeking reconciliation with Syria’s government to…

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Syria resisting Russia's efforts to broker Turkey summit, sources say

Syria is resisting Russian efforts to broker a summit with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, three sources said on Friday, after more than a decade of bitter enmity since the outbreak of Syria's civil war.

France 24

Turkey’s operation against Kurds in Syria risks reviving IS group

Turkey is threatening to send group troops into northeastern Syria in retaliation for a deadly Istanbul bombing on November 13 that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attributes to the Syrian Kurdish YPG (Kurdish People’s Protection Unit). The group has strongly denied responsibility for the attack. However, Erdogan now plans to escalate…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Concern Rises as New Turkish Media Law Squeezes Dissent

A new law gives Türkiye fresh ammunition to censor the media and silence dissent ahead of elections in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to prolong his two decades in office, journalists and activists say. Since 2014, when Erdogan became president, tens of thousands of people, from high-school teens to…

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Seven US Betrayals of Kurds within a Century… Will It Fail Them Again in Syria?

If the reaction to Turkish incursions or continued aerial bombardment against Kurdish targets in northern Syria does not meet Kurdish expectations and demands, it wouldn’t be the first time Kurds are betrayed by the US or the West. In the past century, the global and regional balance of power has…

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Türkiye’s Economic Growth Slows to 3.9% in Q3 as Foreign Demand Falls

Türkiye’s economy expanded 3.9% in the third quarter from a year ago, according to official data released on Wednesday, though growth slowed from the previous quarter as a global slowdown put a drag on exports, but the tourism sector remained strong. Gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 0.1% from the previous…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Turkey has put the US in a tough spot by threatening another Syria incursion

Syria’s civil war, which entered its 11th year this March, may at first look like a clear-cut case of good versus evil, in which a bloodthirsty dictator, Bashar Assad, tries to snuff out any semblance of opposition to his rule. Yet, the conflict is far more complicated than that. Far…

Al Jazeera

What is delaying Turkey’s ground operation in northern Syria?

Turkish President Erdogan has said that his country will force the YPG away from the Turkey-Syria border.

France 24

'We humiliated ourselves': Sweden’s bid to join NATO meets continued resistance from Turkey

May 18, 2022, was a big day for Sweden. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and more than 200 years of non-military alignment, the Nordic country finally broke with tradition and applied for NATO membership along with Finland. But what was supposed to be an easy accession has proven to be…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye, Egypt to Re-Appoint Ambassadors ‘in Coming Months’, Says Cavusoglu

Türkiye and Egypt may restore full diplomatic ties and re-appoint ambassadors mutually "in coming months," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. Ankara and Cairo may re-start diplomatic consultations led by deputy foreign ministers as part of a normalization process "soon," Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara. After years of…

Reuters

Turkey, Egypt delegations held meets after leaders' handshake -sources

After years of tension, a handshake between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi last week opened the door to a flurry of back-door diplomacy between intelligence officials, two sources told Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Forces Nearly Ready for a Syria Ground Operation, Say Officials

Türkiye’s army needs just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria and such a decision may come at a cabinet meeting on Monday, Turkish officials said, as Turkish forces bombarded a Kurdish group across the border. Howitzers fired daily from Türkiye have struck Kurdish…

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