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ISTANBUL -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that some persons close to Saudi Arabia's crown prince assumed an active role in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

"We understand from the voice recordings that those closest to the crown prince had an active role in Khashoggi's killing," Erdogan said at a conference in Istanbul. (Turkey-Saudi Journalist)

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ISTANBUL -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkish security forces would enter the northern Syrian town of Manbij if the United States doesn't remove the Kurdish militia from the area.

"They promised us that they would remove them to the east of the Euphrates," Erdogan said at a conference in Istanbul. (Turkey-Syria-Manbij)

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ANKARA -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Friday agreed to make more efficient coordination on Syrian issues during a phone conversation.

According to the statement by the Turkish Presidency, the two leaders discussed bilateral relations, security and anti-terrorism issues, and especially the recent developments in Syria. (Turkey-US-Syria)

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TUNIS -- A national coordination of protest announced Friday the start of a social movement called "red vests" across Tunisia, inspired by the "yellow vests" protest movement in France this year.

During a press conference at the headquarters of National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT), the founders of the movement announced that protests will start on Dec. 17, 2018 from Kassrine in west Tunisia against the rising prices and the deterioration in the purchasing power. (Tunisia-Red Vests)

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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad and handed him a letter of protest over "repeated aerial violations" to border areas in northern Iraq.

"The ministry condemns the violations of the Turkish aircraft to the Iraqi airspace that targeted several sites in Sinjar Mountain and Makhmour area in northern Iraq, which caused human casualties and property damage," the ministry said in a statement. (Iraq-Turkey) Enditem

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