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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

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Turkish parliament approves legislation on Qatar troop deployment, training deal


A view of the general assembly hall of Turkey's Parliament, May 27, 2016. (Photo: Sabah / Ali Ekeyılmaz)
The Turkish Parliament on Wednesday approved mandate allowing troops to be deployed to Turkish military base in Qatar.
The parliament was expected to fast-track the draft bill, officials from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) said.
The move appears to support the Gulf Arab country as it faces diplomatic and trade isolation from some of the biggest Middle Eastern powers. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain severed relations with Doha and closed their airspace to commercial flights on Monday, charging it with financing militant groups.
Qatar vehemently denies the accusations. It is the worst split between powerful Arab states in decades.

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