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Turkey sends armed convoys to Syrian border

Sanliurfa - Muslimchronicle

Turkish forces began a military fortification plan on their border, sending reinforcements to areas bordering Syria. A convoy, including armed vehicles and soldiers, arrived in the Sanliurfa province southeast of Turkey, and will be heading to Gaziantep, according to local Turkish media. A similar convoy also carrying military equipment reached the southern province of Hatay. The move followed the announcementRead more

Turkey arrests suspected killer of anti-IS Syrian journalists

Istanbul - AFP

Turkish authorities arrested the suspected killer of two Syrian journalists from the city of Raqa who were opposed to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group and were found beheaded in Turkey in 2015, state media said Monday. The bodies of Ibrahim Abdul Qader and Fares Hamadi were found beheaded at a friend's house in the southern Turkish city of SanliurfaRead more

Kuwait-Turkey sign cooperation agreements

Kuwait - Arab Today

Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has signed with Turkey three agreements worth $ 15 million to contribute to the response plan of Syrian refugees living in Turkey. The agreements were signed by KFAED's Director General Abdul-Wahab Al-Bader and Mayors of Gaziantep, Kilis and Sanliurfa, in the presence of the Amir HH Shaikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and TurkishRead more

Car Bomb in SE Turkey Kills 2, Wounds 15

Ankara - ArabToday

A young boy was among two victims killed in a car bomb attack in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa, Governor Gungor Azim Tuna. The 10-year-old victim was killed in the explosion near a complex that houses judges and prosecutors in the Viransehir district, according to the governorate, and 15 others were injured, Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported Saturday. The office addedRead more

5 jailed in Turkey for 'insulting' Erdogan

Istanbul - Arab Today

Five men have been jailed in Turkey for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports, one of several such cases that have intensified alarm over the country's slide towards authoritarianism. The five from the southern province of Sanliurfa were accused of damaging the president on social media, according to the Dogan news agency. A sixth person was arrested but later released.Read more