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Turkey, Qatar sign mutual defence agreement, Turkish presidency says

Headline via The Straits Times · first report 13 Nov, 21:19 IST, latest 13 Nov, 21:41 IST

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What we know

3 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Al Jazeera at 13 Nov, 21:19 IST; the latest is from The Economic Times at 13 Nov, 21:41 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report13 Nov, 21:19 IST
Latest report13 Nov, 21:41 IST
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ISTANBUL, Nov 13 - Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement on Friday, the office of President Tayyip Erdogan said, as the Turkish leader met the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Istanbul.

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