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Intel: Saudi Arabia seeks Turkey’s drones, Erdogan says

Riyadh's request could provide an opening for Ankara, which is also seeking to repair ties with Egypt.

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The Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone is pictured on Dec. 16, 2019, at Gecitkale military airbase near Famagusta in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. — BIROL BEBEK/AFP via Getty Images

Saudi Arabia wants to buy armed drones from Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday in the latest potential sign of a thaw between the two governments.

Ankara and Riyadh all but ceased cooperation on regional matters as ties soured following the state-sanctioned murder of dissident Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi inside Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018.

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