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Egypt

Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal (C) and his delegation meet with their Egyptian counterparts in the foreign ministry headquarters in Egypt’s capital Cairo on May 5, 2021. (AP)

After years-long rift, Turkey seeks to mend ties with Egypt

Turkey

A 2016 file picture shows Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Saudi King Salman meeting in Ankara. (REUTERS)

In bid to break isolation, Turkey reaches out to Saudi Arabia

Iraqi

Head of the Popular Mobilisation Forces Faleh al-Fayyad, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces Abdul Azizi Al-Mohammedawi, and Iranian ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi attend an event, in Baghdad, January 2, 2021. (AFP)

Regional, international loyalties fuel inter-Sunni power struggle in Iraq

Turkey

Women walk past carpets displayed on the wall of a house outside the Ankara Castle. (AFP)

Turkey frets over economic toll of another lost tourism season

Libya

Libya’s Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu give a joint press conference in the capital Tripoli on May 3, 2021. (AFP)

With senior officials streaming into Libya, Turkey signals it is there to stay

Turkey

A file photo shows Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a news conference at the US State Department in Washington.(AFP)

Blinken warns off Turkey from buying more Russian missiles

Turkey

Protesters, opposing the canal project, gather outside the provincial directorate of environment and urbanism in Istanbul. (AP)

Turkish banks shy away from Erdogan’s $13 billion canal

Saudi Arabia

A combination of pictures of Saudi and Turkish flag. (AFP)

Riyadh to close eight Turkish schools, likely ruffle Ankara

Turkey

Turkish police stand guard near the U.S. Embassy as members of Vatan (Patriotic) Party hold a protest against US President Joe Biden’s genocide recognition statement, in Ankara. (REUTERS)

Turkish Armenians keep low profile after Biden’s recognition of genocide