Turkiye won’t halt Syria military activity until Kurd fighters ‘disarm’

Fighters with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) inspect damaged and abandoned military vehicles and equipment at the Qamishli international airport, formerly a joint Syrian-russian military base, in northeastern Syria's city of Qamishli on December 9, 2024.(File/AFP)
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Updated 19 December 2024
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Turkiye won’t halt Syria military activity until Kurd fighters ‘disarm’

ISTANBUL: Turkiye will push ahead with its military preparations until Kurdish fighters “disarm,” a defense ministry source said Thursday as the nation faces an ongoing threat along its border with northern Syria.
“Until the PKK/YPG terrorist organization disarms and its foreign fighters leave Syria, our preparations and measures will continue within the scope of the fight against terrorism,” the source said.


Egypt’s El-Sisi to meet Trump on Davos sidelines

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Egypt’s El-Sisi to meet Trump on Davos sidelines

  • Egypt is reviewing a US invitation to join Trump’s Board of ⁠Peace
  • The two leaders last met in Sharm El-Sheikh in October during a summit to sign the Gaza ceasefire deal
CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will meet US President Donald Trump ​on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Egypt’s presidency said on Tuesday.
This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since the US announced it was launching the ‌second phase ‌of its plan to ‌end ⁠the ​war ‌in Gaza.
El-Sisi and Trump met in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in October during a summit convened by Egypt to sign a ceasefire deal aimed at ending ⁠the conflict.
On Friday, Trump said he ‌was also ready to ‍restart US mediation between ‍Egypt and Ethiopia to resolve ‍a dispute over an Ethiopian dam considered by both Egypt and Sudan to be a threat to their water ​supplies.
Egypt is reviewing a US invitation to join Trump’s Board of ⁠Peace, according to the Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad is already on the Gaza Executive Board, which the White House has said will help support effective governance and the delivery of services aimed at advancing peace, stability and prosperity for Gaza’s people.