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3 days ago · Turkish and Iranian tensions have intensified after the top Turkish diplomat criticized Tehran's use of proxy forces in an interview with Al-Jazeera Arabic last week.

3 days ago · Israel’s actions toward Syria's new interim regime risk fomenting further instability in the region, a Turkish official told Al-Monitor.

5 days ago · Turkish and Iranian tensions have intensified after the top Turkish diplomat criticized Tehran's use of proxy forces in an interview with Al-Jazeera Arabic last week.

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Mar 10, 2025 · Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and SDF leader Mazlum Kobane signed the agreement in Damascus. The two agreed on the following points, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported.

Feb 25, 2025 · More than 600 had been due to be released in the latest exchange, and Egypt's state-linked Al-Qahera News said 97 of them arrived on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip.