Turkey
Stalled Idlib campaign shows limits of Syrian, Russian power
Middle East
July 13, 2019
Stalled Idlib campaign shows limits of Syrian, Russian power
BEIRUT (AP) — Two months of intensive airstrikes by Syrian government forces and their Russian allies, coupled with a fierce…
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
Middle East
July 11, 2019
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
French press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed on Wednesday that it had sent a team to Saudi Arabia…
Egypt shows concern regarding second Turkish drillship off Cyprian coast: Ministry
Business
July 10, 2019
Egypt shows concern regarding second Turkish drillship off Cyprian coast: Ministry
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs stated on Tuesday that Egypt is concerned regarding the second Turkish drillship off the coast…
Second Turkish drillship arrives off coast of Cyprus: shipping data
Middle East
July 8, 2019
Second Turkish drillship arrives off coast of Cyprus: shipping data
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A second Turkish drillship, which is expected to begin drilling for oil and natural gas near Cyprus…
Erdogan sacks Turkey central bank governor amid rate tensions
Middle East
July 6, 2019
Erdogan sacks Turkey central bank governor amid rate tensions
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the governor of Turkey’s central bank and replaced him with his deputy, a presidential…
Cyprus takes legal action against firms encroaching its exclusive economic zone
Middle East
July 2, 2019
Cyprus takes legal action against firms encroaching its exclusive economic zone
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus has initiated legal proceedings against three companies involved in gas drilling by Turkey to the west…
Haftar vows attacks on Turkish assets in Libya
Middle East
June 30, 2019
Haftar vows attacks on Turkish assets in Libya
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has threatened to attack Turkish interests and accused Ankara of backing his rivals after he suffered…
Istanbul’s new mayor says ‘no individual or power’ can threaten democracy
Middle East
June 27, 2019
Istanbul’s new mayor says ‘no individual or power’ can threaten democracy
(CNN)–The winner of Istanbul’s mayoral election re-run has issued a thinly veiled warning to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to…
Nearly a year after currency crisis, unemployed Turks still ‘can’t dream’
Middle East
June 26, 2019
Nearly a year after currency crisis, unemployed Turks still ‘can’t dream’
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Murat Abi found employment in construction after moving to Istanbul from eastern Turkey four years ago, including…
Trump to meet Xi, Putin at G20 in Japan
World
June 25, 2019
Trump to meet Xi, Putin at G20 in Japan
President Donald Trump will meet an array of world leaders on the sidelines of this week’s G20 summit in Japan,…