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  The President of th e United Arab Emirate s (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Prime Minister of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court of the UAE, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, have congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan on winning the presidential election. The UAE leaders sent a cable of wishes to Erdogan on his re-election as the President of the Republic of Turkey. They wished Erdogan all success in leading his country. The leaders also called for cooperation with Turkey in order to strengthen the relations between the two countries. During the second round of elections on Sunday Erdogan received 52.1 per cent of votes, compared to 47.9 per cent of votes for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. By winning the election, Erdogan extended his term to rule the country. Kilicdaroglu called the election “the most unfair election in years” but did not dispute the out...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed gratitude to the UAE 's rulers and citizens for helping the nation recover from the terrible earthquake. In a video message presented at the World Government Summit in Dubai on Tuesday, the leader conveyed his thanks.  His Majesty Erdogan's address was heard by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. Since the catastrophe, the UAE has been providing aid to those in Syria and Turkey who have been impacted by the earthquake. To deliver tonnes of vital relief items like blankets, tents, medical equipment, and other humanitarian products, the nation has built air bridges. The Slahiye district's 40,000 square metre Emirates Relief Field hospital has begun offering the victims all-inclusive medical care, including psychological rehabilitation. Erdogan emphasised the role that Emirati teams have played in the recovery of survivors and care of the in...

The Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari confirmed that a new shipment of weapons arrived at Misrata port from Turkey last week revealing that the cargo would have already been unloaded and reached the militias affiliated to the Government of National Accord (GNA) south of Misurata and Garabulli where violent clashes are still ongoing. The weapons and equipment arriving from Turkey to Misrata today aim at supporting the combat capabilities of terrorist organizations and armed gangs in the western region, Ahmed al-Mismari said. On Friday the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed for the first time that a number of Turkish soldiers had been killed in Libya. After revealing the presence of Syrian fighters among members of the Libyan military personnel training force, Erdogan announced the death of several of his soldiers in Tripoli. “Turkey is there in Libya with a training force. There are also people from the Syrian National Army,” Erdogan t...

The Peace Summit in Berlin is now seeing headway with the UN deciding to keep an arms embargo in Libya. Organised by the United Nations, leaders from Russia, France, Germany and the likes assembled in Berlin to pledge an end to all foreign involvement in the conflict in Libya. It was interesting to see Turkish presence at the summit, the main protagonist currently at Tripoli who has stationed its military personnel to support the UN recognized government in Tripoli. Macron has expressed deep concerns over this kind of ‘foreign’ involvement both in Syria and Libya. The UN has stated that the main concern currently is to curb the interference of foreign powers who wield influence in the region. It is imperative they stop supplying weapons, troops or finance — either to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli or the rival Libya National Army (LNA) led by eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar. The direct indication has been made to Erdogan’s recent penetr...