Anastasia Chervyakova, a passionate shuttler from Russia, showed her elevated class as she clinched Women’s Singles crown after beating Turkey’s Oznur Caliskan in the final battle of European Universities Games-Badminton Individual Tournament 2012 in Spain, on Tuesday, July 17. The aggressive Chervyakova, who was also the second seed in the draw, lived up to the […]
Jul 24 2012 | Posted in
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Istanbul: (Saturday, July 21, 2012) Turkish authorities are clamouring for attack on pipeline that carries petroleum from Iraq to Turkey’s Mediterranean coast due to which oil supply have been cut since this last Friday. According to the details, fire on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline erupted near the town of Midyat in southeastern Turkey. While the allegations […]
Jul 21 2012 | Posted in
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General Tlas Manaf, who was a close friend of Syrian ruler Bashar Al-Assad, has left the Syrian Army to seek asylum in Paris General Tlas Manaf was a member of the Republican Guard and an important man to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. Manaf is now en route to Paris after having defected this Thursday according […]
Jul 6 2012 | Posted in
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The Syrian army continued the bombing of rebel areas in the Syrian city of Homs where doctors have been forced to amputate the wounded due to lack of medical support. The shelling was especially intense in the districts of Khaldiye and Al-Jourat Chayah according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. “Many neighbourhoods in Homs are […]
Jul 2 2012 | Posted in
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The Geneva meeting which is largely focussed on Syrian crisis, has been threatened by Russian objections and the UN mediator is trying to save it The UN mediator, Kofi Annan and the Arab League are struggling to conduct a successful Geneva meeting that is scheduled to take place later today and is threatened by Russians […]
Jun 30 2012 | Posted in
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Iran, an ally to Damascus, is looking to use its ‘good relations’ with Turkey and Syria to defuse tensions in the region Iranian authorities feel that it is important to resolve a “very sensitive” issue following the shooting down of a Turkish jet by Syrian forces a few days back. The incident has become a […]
Jun 29 2012 | Posted in
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A convoy of thirty armoured vehicles left the Turkish coastal city of Iskenderun in the province of Hatay and headed towards the Syrian border. These vehicles will be deployed along the border According to an official news agency based in Anatolia, several armoured vehicles are en route to military facilities in Sanliurfa near the Syrian […]
Jun 28 2012 | Posted in
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After Syria shot down a Turkish reconnaissance plane without prior warning, Turkey and Syria are at loggerheads which may well give the current Syrian conflict a regional shape that does not bode well for the region On Friday, June 22, a Turkish reconnaissance plane, Phantom F-4 was shot down by the Syrian air defence. Prior […]
Jun 27 2012 | Posted in
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Eight Syrian army officers including a general fled to Turkey overnight to join the swelling ranks of rebels based near the border, a Turkish diplomat said Monday as tensions escalated between the two neighbours. One general, two colonels and five other army officers including two majors, accompanied by their 24 family members, crossed into Turkey […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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A general and several army officers have deserted the Syrian army to seek refuge in Turkey One general, two colonels, several officers and thirty three soldiers have deserted the Syrian army and have arrived in Turkey according to CNN-Turk. These defections add to the thirteen Syrian army generals who arrived on Turkish soil just a […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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This article is a continuation of ‘Unknown language discovered in Turkey – Part 2’. "Now the work begins for modern linguists who know the Caucasian languages ??and may be able to find any relationship," challenged the expert. While there in Assyrian tablets from the ancient city carved into the reservoir, discovered in 2009 is the […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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This article is a continuation of ‘Unknown language discovered in Turkey – Part 1’. MacGinnis indicated that the list refers to a group of native women in a remote region and transferred to the rule, possibly with force, as was common at that time. "They could come from the Zagros Mountains in Iran," ventured the […]
Jun 20 2012 | Posted in
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