It was around six years ago, when newcomer Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu called election board officials “idiots” for canceling his initial victory at the polls that President Tayyip Erdogan noticed him as a serious political threat.
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Category: 3. Middle East
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Palestinian Oscar winner held by Israel after ‘settler attack’
Sebastian UsherMiddle East correspondent
Thomas MackintoshBBC News
Getty ImagesHamdan Ballal poses with Rachel Szor after they won Best Documentary Feature Film for No Other Land at the Oscars A Palestinian Oscar winner has been detained in the…
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Teenage Afghan girls were banned from school – now these classes are their only option
Religious schools increasingly offer a range of subjects as the mainstream education ban enters its fourth year.
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Top US officials appeared to message a journalist Houthi strike plans
Getty ImagesNational security adviser Michael Waltz in the Oval Office with President Trump. The White House has confirmed that a journalist inadvertently was added to a group chat in which US national security officials planned a strike against…
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Protesters hit Istanbul streets again over Erdogan rival’s arrest
Vast crowds of students surged onto Istanbul’s streets Monday in the latest protest over the arrest and jailing of Istanbul’s opposition mayor that has sparked Turkey’s worst unrest in years.
The demonstrations began after Ekrem Imamoglu’s March…
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Trump admin sent journalist classified US plan for Yemen strikes
A US journalist was inadvertently included in a group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and other top American officials discussed upcoming strikes against Yemen’s Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed…
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Journalist for Al Jazeera killed in Gaza, 7 days into Israeli offensive
An Israeli air strike on Gaza killed a journalist working with Al Jazeera, according to the network and Gaza’s civil defence rescue agency, seven days into renewed Israeli bombardment and ground operations in the Palestinian territory.
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Journalist killed, evacuation calls issued as Israel presses Gaza offensive
An Israeli air strike killed a journalist working with Al Jazeera on Monday and the military issued fresh calls to evacuate parts of Gaza’s north, as Israel pressed its renewed bombardment and ground operations in the Palestinian territory.
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As protests over Imamoglu arrest rock Turkey, what's next for Erdogan?
Protests continue in Turkey after the arrest of the opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, challenging President Erdogan’s authority and exposing potential cracks in his 22-year rule.
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What’s at stake for Iran-Armenia ties as Araghchi visits Yerevan?
Iran is looking to bolster regional alliances amid Turkey’s rise in influence and remains opposed to the Zangezur Corridor plan, according to experts.
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