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Erdogan tours the Gulf and says Turkey will buy Eurofighter jets from Qatar and Oman
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Erdogan tours the Gulf and says Turkey will buy Eurofighter jets from Qatar and Oman

28 October 2025
Turkey is negotiating with Qatar and Oman to acquire used Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets as part of its effort to bolster its air force capabilities. Following a three-day tour of Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman last week in which he oversaw the signing of several agreements, including in the defense sector, President  Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey aims to purchase dozens of Eurofighters and other advanced jets as a stopgap measure to strengthen its fleet until its domestically developed fifth-generation KAAN fighter jet becomes operational.
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Turkish and Saudi foreign ministers hold "sincere meeting"
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Turkish and Saudi foreign ministers hold "sincere meeting"

28 November 2020
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he held a meeting with his Saudi counterpart to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. Cavusoglu said in a tweet that the “sincere” meeting with Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud was held on the occasion of the 47th session of Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers.
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Iran vows to revenge the murder of nuclear scientist
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Iran vows to revenge the murder of nuclear scientist

28 November 2020
Iran on Friday evening, raised the issue of the assassination at the United Nations Security Council. The Permanent Representative of Iran in the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi in a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General and to the Security Council said that there are "serious signs pointing at Israel’s responsibility" in the Fahrizade’s assassination.
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Sheikh Tamim goes on a shopping spree in Turkey, acquiring 10% of the Turkish Stock Exchange, and other assets
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Sheikh Tamim goes on a shopping spree in Turkey, acquiring 10% of the Turkish Stock Exchange, and other assets

27 November 2020
Memorandums of Understanding about the transfer of shares were signed on Thursday (26 November) during the visit of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani to Ankara to participate in the 6th meeting of the Qatar-Turkey High Strategic Council
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Saudi Arabia clamps down on corruption
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Saudi Arabia clamps down on corruption

27 November 2020
Saudi Arabia is continuing its clampdown on corruption within its bureaucracy, particularly in the defence sector, launching more than 150 new criminal cases after investigations by its Control and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha).
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