Al-Monitor Daily Briefing: Putin, Erdogan emerge all smiles from Ankara meeting

Having trouble viewing this email Click [here]( [Al-Monitor]( Daily Briefing [Facebook]( [twitter]( [E-Mail](mailto:?subject=Al-Monitor:%20The%20Pulse%20of%20the%20Middle%20East&body=) [RSS]( [Putin, Erdogan emerge all smiles from Ankara meeting]( [Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the presidential palace, Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 28, 2017.] Yekaterina Chulkovskaya for Al-Monitor As Turkey becomes more alienated from the West, Moscow is filling the gap by extending its friendship — and more — to Ankara. [Saudi driving decree first step in needed changes]( Bruce Riedel for Al-Monitor [Italy, Egypt renew relations despite unresolved murder]( Ahmed Gomaa for Al-Monitor [King of pop remembered in Egyptian film]( Salwa Samir for Al-Monitor [Iran abandons hope for WTO accession]( Saeed Jalili for Al-Monitor [Thousands turn out in Iran for burial of soldier beheaded by IS]( Al-Monitor Staff for Al-Monitor [Israeli, Palestinian environmentalists aren't waiting on Trump peace plan]( Akiva Eldar for Al-Monitor [Why IDF chief commuted Hebron shooter's sentence]( Mazal Mualem for Al-Monitor [Palestinians determined to flee Gaza despite migration risks]( Asmaa al-Ghoul for Al-Monitor [Border crossings bring in cash for Free Syrian Army factions]( Khaled al-Khateb for Al-Monitor [Turkey’s threat of sanctions against Iraqi Kurds rattles its own traders]( Mahmut Bozarslan for Al-Monitor [Photo of the day] [An Egyptian man rides his motorbike in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 28, 2017.]( [View slideshow>]( [MEM1]( [Egypt]( [Gulf]( [Iran]( [Iraq]( [Israel]( [Lebanon]( [Palestine]( [Syria]( [Turkey]( [Congress]( [Russia / MidEast](  [Al-Monitor]( [Facebook]( [twitter]( [E-Mail](mailto:?subject=Al-Monitor:%20The%20Pulse%20of%20the%20Middle%20East&body=) [RSS]( © 2017 AL-MONITOR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED| [PRIVACY]( | [FEEDBACK]( By accessing this site, you accept our [VISITOR AGREEMENT](. Please read it. This email was sent to {EMAIL} If you do not want to receive these emails [unsubscribe]( Al-Monitor · 1850 K St NW · Suite 1225 · Washington, DC 20006 · USA