Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to ...
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Turkish earthquake survivors struggle with loss and hardship in two years since disaster
Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey's southern region, nearly half a million people remain in ...
Two years on, survivors of Turkish earthquake still struggle with loss and hardship
Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey's southern region, nearly half a million people remain in ...
Turkey’s earthquake reconstruction efforts must balance speed with fairness
On the second anniversary of devastating earthquakes in Turkey, politics, land expropriation and broken promises define the country’s recovery.
We Tracked a Cougar into a Box Canyon Maze. The Cliffs Almost Killed Us and Our Horses
A hunt for mountain lions along the Gila River in New Mexico led the hunter, Charles Elliott, and his guide on a chase ...
Middle East latest: Hostages freed from Gaza rarely saw sunlight, families say
The families of hostages freed from Gaza over the weekend, the latest release in the ceasefire deal, described difficult ...
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Syria’s Post-Authoritarian Trap
Assad’s final ouster appeared abrupt, it had its roots in Syria’s 2011 antigovernment protests, and Syrians will now face ...
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Bulgaria's Forgotten Campaign To Wipe Out Turkish Names
Forty years ago, the communist authorities in Bulgaria began a brutal repression of the country's ethnic Turkish community.
Middle East latest: Israeli strike kills at least 10 people in the West Bank, officials say
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian health authorities say an Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank has killed at least ...
Unknown, unsung: Turkey’s capital is nothing like Istanbul
Historic Ankara, with its youthful population, still isn’t much of a tourist town – and that’s not a bad thing.
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Turkey in mourning after deadly ski resort blaze kills 76, injures 51
22 (UPI) --At least 76 people, including children, were killed after fire swept through a 12-story hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey with ... Oregon's Mount Hood The country was ...