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Supporters wave Turkish national flags as they attend a rally of Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman and Presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Canakkale, western Turkey, on April 11, 2023. - A sea of umbrellas and hoods at his feet, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the Turkish opposition candidate who will challenge Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the polls on 14 May, smilingly promises "the return of spring". (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Al-Monitor/Premise poll: Turkey’s election in dead heat, Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu tied at 45%

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Al-Monitor Staff

Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, January 21, 2020. (Wikimedia Commons; CC BY 4.0)

Iranian senior cleric Soleimani killed in attack

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The Barbados-flagged ship"Nord Vind" coming from Ukraine loaded with grain is anchored for inspection in Istanbul, on Oct. 11, 2022.

Turkey imposes 130% tariff on grain imports

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) arrive for a joint press conference with their Iranian counterpart following their summit in Tehran on July 19, 2022. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Turkey, Syria send defense, intel chiefs to meet in Russia

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Israeli fighters Lebanon

Israel shells Hezbollah targets in Syria in latest escalation

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A guard tower stands at the entrance of the US prison at Guantanamo Bay.

US repatriates Algerian prisoner from Guantanamo

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The USS Florida sails during "Giant Shadow," a Naval Sea Systems Command/Naval Submarine Forces exercise to test the capabilities of the Navy's future guided missile submarines Jan. 22, 2003 off the coast of the Bahamas.

US Navy denies Iran's claim on harassing submarine in Gulf waters

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Sudan

Second Sudan cease-fire goes into effect with nearly 300 killed

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Turkey detains six Islamic State, al-Qaeda suspects

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Al-Monitor Staff

Palestine-Saudi football fans

Palestine’s Abbas meets Saudi crown prince as Hamas performs umrah

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Israeli military vehicles drive during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in the Palestinian refugee camp of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on April 9, 2022.

Shooting attack in Jerusalem as Israel conducts raid in West Bank

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Tunisian President Kais Saied meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit on December 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Summit brings together heads of state, government officials, business leaders, and civil society to strengthen ties between the U.S. and Africa. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Timeline: Kais Saied's crackdown in Tunisia, from suspending parliament to arresting Ghannouchi

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