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March 11, 2017 (Saturday)

Syrian Civil War
- Twin bombings kill at least 30 people, mostly Iraqi pilgrims, and wound over 100 in the Bab al-Saghir area of Damascus. (Al Jazeera)

Netherlands–Turkey relations
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says the Netherlands are "Nazi remnants and fascists", after Dutch authorities withdrew landing permission for a plane carrying Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who was due to speak at a Rotterdam rally in support of a 'Yes' vote in April's constitutional referendum. (BBC)

Western Australian state election, 2017
- An election is held to determine whether the centre-right Liberal Party's Colin Barnett will lose the title of Premier of Western Australia to Labor's Mark McGowan after eight years in power. (ABC News)

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 *[[Syrian Civil War]]
 **Twin bombings kill at least 30 people, mostly [[Iraq]]i pilgrims, and wound over 100 in the [[Bab al-Saghir]] area of [[Damascus]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/bombs-damascus-fatalities-reported-170311101052510.html (Al Jazeera)]
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+*[[Netherlands–Turkey relations]]
+**[[President of Turkey|Turkish President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] says the [[Netherlands]] are "Nazi remnants and fascists", after Dutch authorities withdrew landing permission for a plane carrying Turkish [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Foreign Minister]] [[Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu]], who was due to speak at a [[Rotterdam]] rally in support of a 'Yes' vote in April's [[Turkish constitutional referendum, 2017|constitutional referendum]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39242707 (BBC)]
 ;Politics and elections