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#BREAKING Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis banned from Turkey-Belarus flights: Belarus airline

#UPDATE Belarus state-run airline bans Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from incoming flights from Turkey at Ankara's request, after Minsk is accused of bringing in migrants to send on to Europe.

Airline says ban is "in accordance with the decision of competent authorities in Turkey"

#BREAKING Kremlin vows no cut in gas supplies despite Belarus threat

#UPDATE Russia says it will continue supplying gas to Europe after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to cut off deliveries in response to possible sanctions over a migrant crisis on the Belarus-Poland border

#UPDATE Turkey has barred people from several Middle Eastern countries from flying to Belarus, as pressure mounts on Minsk to end a migrant crisis on its border with EU member Poland
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#BREAKING EU talks with airlines, transit states on Belarus yielding results: Germany

#UPDATE Talks initiated by the EU with airlines and transit nations about migrants massing at Belarus's border with the bloc are starting to bring results in helping to ease the crisis, Germany said Friday

#BREAKING WHO says 'very concerned' about migrants stranded in Belarus

#UPDATE The World Health Organization said on Friday it was "very concerned" about the health situation of thousands of migrants stranded in Belarus amid a border standoff with the European Union

#BREAKING EU reports 'progress on all fronts' in Belarus migrant crisis

#UPDATE Efforts to stem the flow of migrants massing at Belarus's border with the European Union are paying off, the European Commission’s vice president said Friday

#UPDATE The European Union said on Friday it was making progress in tackling a migrant crisis on the Belarus-#Poland border after Turkey barred the citizens of three Middle East countries from flying to #Belarus u.afp.com/w3xj

#BREAKING Iraq says to repatriate citizens 'who volunteer' from Belarus

#UPDATE The EU said Friday it was making progress on tackling a migrant crisis on the #Belarus-#Poland border but tensions remained high with hundreds trapped in a no-man's land and Minsk saying it would "respond harshly to any attacks" u.afp.com/w3Yc