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Tuesday 29 September 2020
Turkish president Erdogan formally converted the museum back into a mosque on Friday.
Turkish president Erdogan yesterday formally converted the museum back into a mosque
Turkish prosecutors claim Saudi deputy intelligence chief and the royal court’s media czar led the operation.
Up to 200 people were inside the factory but most escaped unharmed.
Talks on the migrant crisis are being held today – here’s the background to the situation.
Turkey has claimed Greece is using live rounds against people at the border, saying three have been killed.
Greek authorities said they thwarted an attempt by about 1,000 people overnight to cross the border.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Turkey’s decision to ease border restrictions came amid a Russia-backed Syrian government offensive into a Syrian province.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened his country’s borders with Europe.
The soldiers were killed in the province of Idlib by a Syrian air strike last night.
At least 21 people have been injured.
Bad weather and high winds were reported in the area as the plane came in to land.
A huge team of rescue workers had been sent to find people missing in an earlier avalanche.
The Transportation Ministry said there had been no deaths in what it called a “rough landing”.
Officials said at least 1,556 people were injured in Friday night’s quake.
Safefood said for 25% of people, this will be their first time cooking Christmas dinner.
Smith was arrested upon arrival at Dublin Airport yesterday.
She arrived at Dublin Airport shortly before 10.30am.
Depending on how quickly her case is processed by Turkish officials, she could land back in Ireland as soon as tomorrow.
Smith will undergo a security assessment when she returns to Ireland, it was reported earlier this month.
Olivier Giroud coverted the spot-kick that gave his side a 2-1 win over Moldova.
It was revealed yesterday that Smith is due to be repatriated to Ireland.
President Erdogan said that the man was not Turkey’s problem.
Lisa Smith and her child are currently in Turkey.
The precise details of James Le Mesurier’s death could not be confirmed.
Simon Coveney has said his primary concern is for Smith’s two-year-old daughter.
Recognition of the killings as ‘genocide’ is the subject of a dispute between Turkey and Armenia.
The Armenians say the mass killings of their people from 1915 to 1917 amounted to genocide, a claim recognised by some 30 countries.
Donald Trump made the comment in an address at the White House today.
Under the deal, Kurdish forces are to be allowed withdraw from the border area.
The top figure on the Kurdish side said Turkey was preventing his forces’ withdrawal and trying to blame the deal’s collapse on the Kurds.
More than 500 people have been killed including dozens of civilians, mostly on the Kurdish side.
Pence spoke after he and other US officials met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Events in Syria appear to represent a major setback for the US and a major victory for Syria’s President Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies, writes Tom Clonan.
The US will freeze assets on Turkish ministers and place tariffs on steel.
Tánaiste Simon Coveney said the unanimous move is in response to Turkey’s “unacceptable unilateral military action in northeast Syria”.
Olivier Giroud put France ahead at the Stade de France but Kaan Ayhan nodded in an equaliser.
The displacement camps host some 12,000 foreigners – 8,000 children and 4,000 women.
Kurdish people in Dublin held a rally on O’Connell Street outside the GPO.
ENGLAND HAS INTRODUCED new rules that could see people receive fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to self-isolate.
This means that anyone who has tested positive or has been a close contact of a Covid-19 case and fails to quarantine could receive a hefty penalty.
There have been some calls for a similar system here too, to prevent the spread of the virus and to stop any flouting of rules.
So today we want to know: Should people who fail to self-isolate be fined?
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