Turkey’s Erdogan calls Syria’s Assad a terrorist, says impossible to continue with him
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan calls Syria’s Assad a terrorist, says impossible to continue with him
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a terrorist and said it was impossible for Syrian…
Egypt’s vegetable oil reserves at 3 months, sugar at 5: official
Economy
December 27, 2017
Egypt’s vegetable oil reserves at 3 months, sugar at 5: official
Egypt’s strategic vegetable oil reserves are enough to meet consumption needs for more than three months while sugar reserves are…
Egypt wants outside experts to help settle Nile dispute
Egypt
December 27, 2017
Egypt wants outside experts to help settle Nile dispute
Egypt said on Tuesday it had suggested to Ethiopia and Sudan that they all call in international experts to help…
Foreign tourist numbers up 23 percent in Tunisia in 2017
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Foreign tourist numbers up 23 percent in Tunisia in 2017
The number of foreign tourists in Tunisia rose by 23 percent in 2017 compared with the previous year, official data…
Russia accuses US of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Russia accuses US of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria
The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria…
Russia to supply Turkey with four S-400 missile divisions for $2.5 billion: Kommersant
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Russia to supply Turkey with four S-400 missile divisions for $2.5 billion: Kommersant
Russia will supply Turkey with four divisions of S-400 surface-to-air missile divisions for $2.5 billion under a deal that has…
Turkey detains 54 former university staff in Gulen-related operation: Anadolu
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Turkey detains 54 former university staff in Gulen-related operation: Anadolu
Turkish police have detained 54 staff from a university shut down after an attempted coup last year that was blamed…
Syrian army and Iranian proxies demand surrender of rebels near Israel border
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Syrian army and Iranian proxies demand surrender of rebels near Israel border
Syrian rebels pinned down in a strategic area where the Israeli and Lebanese borders meet with Syria were handed an…
Four killed in suspected Boko Haram Nigeria attack on Monday: sources
World
December 26, 2017
Four killed in suspected Boko Haram Nigeria attack on Monday: sources
Four civilians were killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on Monday in the Nigerian city at the…
Tunisia working with UAE on terrorist threat from female jihadist returnees
Middle East
December 26, 2017
Tunisia working with UAE on terrorist threat from female jihadist returnees
The UAE, which angered Tunisia by banning Tunisian women from its passenger flights, has intelligence that female jihadists returning from…