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Turkey Hits Israel With Sweeping Sanctions: Severs Trade Ties, Closes Airspace, Bars Israeli Ships From Its Ports
MENAFN
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August 29, 2025
(MENAFN- Live Mint) Turkey on 29 August hit Israel with a slew of measures from cutting trade ties to restricting airspace to barring Israeli ships from its ports. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Turkey has decided to forbid Israeli vessels from...
Turkey severs 'Israel' trade ties, closes airspace to Israeli aircraft
Al Mayadeen
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August 29, 2025
Turkey's Foreign Minister warns that "Israel’s" war on Gaza could lead to a broader regional war. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan issued a warning on Friday that "Israel's" ongoing war on Gaza and across the Palestinian territories threatens...
Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the world that watches
Sabah
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August 29, 2025
After the World War II, when Adolf Hitler had been defeated and captured, people across Europe must have asked themselves: “While this genocide was unfolding, could we have stopped it?” Today, the world faces a similarly cruel, immoral, and...
Turkey bars Israeli ships, flights from its territory over Gaza war
Gulf Today
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August 29, 2025
Turkey's top diplomat said on Friday that Ankara had closed its ports and airspace to Israeli ships and planes, with a diplomatic source telling AFP the ban applied to "official" flights. Ties between Turkey and Israel have been shattered by...
Turkey Cuts All Trade Ties With Israel, Closes Airspace Over Gaza War
News18
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August 29, 2025
Last Updated:August 29, 2025, 21:47 IST Relations between Turkey and Israel have been shattered by Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, with Ankara accusing Israel of committing "genocide". Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. (PTI)Turkey has...
Turkey cuts all economic ties with Israel over Gaza crisis
Knews Kathimerini
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Turkey on Friday announced it was severing all economic and trade ties with Israel, citing its ongoing military actions in Gaza and accusing the Israeli government of committing atrocities against Palestinians. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said...
Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricting airspace
Kathimerini
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August 29, 2025
Turkey has decided to bar Israeli vessels from using its ports, forbid Turkish ships from using Israeli ports and impose restrictions on planes entering Turkish airspace, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday. He provided few details in...
Israel Responds to Turkish Trade Ban, Moves Tugboat Order to Bulgaria
The Maritime Executive
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The Israel Ports Company, which oversees the operations of the country’s ports, along with the Ministry of Transport, is reporting that they have moved an order for two advanced technology tugboats to a shipyard in Bulgaria in response to the...
Israel declares Gaza City a “combat zone,” prepares to displace 1 million in brutal assault
Natural News
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August 29, 2025
Israel declares Gaza City a “combat zone,” prepares to displace 1 million in brutal assault Israel has declared Gaza City a full-scale combat zone, ending humanitarian pauses and trapping nearly one million civilians under relentless bombardment....
Iran says it is open to diplomacy to prevent sanctions snapback
The National News
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Iran’s UN envoy has said his country is committed to diplomacy to prevent European countries reimposing sanctions over its nuclear programme, but warned that Tehran will not negotiate under “threats or coercion”. Britain, France and Germany this...
Afghanistan Vs Pakistan Highlights, UAE T20I Tri-Series 2025, Match 1: PAK Put Up Brilliant Bowling Show, Win By 39 Runs
Outlook India
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August 29, 2025
Afghanistan vs Pakistan Highlights, T20I Tri- Series 2025 Photo: X | Pakistan Cricket Afghanistan and Pakistan clashed against each other in the first match of the UAE T20I Tri-Series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Batting first, Pakistan put up...
Israel sees Sykes-Picot borders as 'meaningless', US envoy Tom Barrack says
Middle East Eye
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August 29, 2025
Israel is not interested in adhering to the Middle East's established borders set by the WWI Sykes-Picot agreement and has the “capacity or the desire” to take over Lebanon and Syria, according to US special envoy Tom Barrack. Barrack made the...
Turkey closes ports to Israeli ships, airspace to flights, says foreign minister
Middle East Eye
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August 29, 2025
Turkey is closing its ports and airspace to Israeli ships and flights, the foreign minister said on Friday. "We have closed our ports to Israeli ships. We do not allow Turkish ships to go to Israeli ports.... We do not allow container ships...
Iran Lambasts E3 At UN; ‘Don't Lecture…’: Tehran Thunders As Russia Backs
The Times of India
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August 29, 2025
Iran Breathes Fire After Europe Slaps 'Snapback' Over Nuclear Program | Details Fresh escalation between Iran and Europe over Iran's nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed France, Germany, and the UK, known as the E3, for...
Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone, death toll passes 63,000
1News
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Israel declared Gaza’s largest city a dangerous combat zone and recovered the remains of two hostages on Saturday as the army launched the "initial stages" of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation. As the military announced...
Israel's major offensive in Gaza City continues
WNYC - New York
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August 29, 2025
Israel's military says it has declared Gaza City a combat zone, as it ramps up its preparations to seize the territory's largest population zone. Show more Israel's military has declared Gaza City a combat zone, as it prepares to seize the...
Turkey cuts economic ties with Israel, closes airspace to Israeli flights
All Israel News
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August 29, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an extraordinary parliamentary session on Israel's attacks on Gaza, at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, August 29, 2025. (Photo: Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS) Turkish...
Turkey cuts all trade ties, closes airspace and ports to Israel over Gaza genocide
Press TV
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced that Turkey is closing its airspace and ports to Israeli aircraft and ships, and severing all economic and trade ties with Israel over its genocidal war on Gaza. Fidan made the remarks during an...
Iran’s Pezeshkian says Iran does not seek war, but Israel, US seek to ‘divide, destroy Iran’
SRN News
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August 29, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix (Reuters) -Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Iran does not seek war but if Israel and the United States attacked, Iran will stand against them “forcefully”. “America and Israel seek to divide and destroy...
Turkey Cuts All Trade And Economic Ties With Israel
Charter 97
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This was stated by the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry. Turkey has decided to cut all trade and economic ties with Israel. Ankara has closed its ports to Israeli ships and its airspace to airplanes. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made...