Turkey
Ankara sticking to Russian missile purchase: Turkish MP
Middle East
February 14, 2019
Ankara sticking to Russian missile purchase: Turkish MP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey is going ahead with a purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile system, a Turkish parliamentarian said ahead…
Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last ISIS holdout
Middle East
February 13, 2019
Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last ISIS holdout
The ferocious battle for the Islamic State group’s last bastion in eastern Syria entered its fifth day on Wednesday, as…
Turkey orders 1,112 arrested over links to cleric Gulen
Middle East
February 12, 2019
Turkey orders 1,112 arrested over links to cleric Gulen
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey launched on Tuesday one of its largest operations against alleged supporters of the US-based Muslim cleric…
China’s treatment of Uighurs an ’embarrassment for humanity’: Turkey
World
February 10, 2019
China’s treatment of Uighurs an ’embarrassment for humanity’: Turkey
Turkey on Saturday condemned China’s treatment of its Muslim ethnic Uighur people as “a great embarrassment for humanity,” adding to…
Turkey building collapse death toll rises to 21
Middle East
February 10, 2019
Turkey building collapse death toll rises to 21
The death toll from the collapse of an apartment building in Istanbul rose to 21 Saturday, as President Recep Tayyip…
Egypt’s agricultural exports face challenges and tough competition: Agricultural Export Council
Egypt
February 9, 2019
Egypt’s agricultural exports face challenges and tough competition: Agricultural Export Council
Head of Egypt’s Agricultural Export Council (AEC) Abdel Hamid al-Demerdash said that Egyptian agricultural exports face various challenges, such as…
US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat
Middle East
February 7, 2019
US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat
The United States promised Wednesday to stay focused on permanently destroying the ISIS group but asked concerned allies to contribute…
‘Get out of Syria,’ Iranian officials tell US
Middle East
February 6, 2019
‘Get out of Syria,’ Iranian officials tell US
GENEVA (Reuters) – Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority and American troops…
Greek PM Tsipras visits Hagia Sophia on trip to Turkey
Middle East
February 6, 2019
Greek PM Tsipras visits Hagia Sophia on trip to Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras paid a symbolic visit to Istanbul’s former cathedral Hagia Sophia on Wednesday…
Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce
Middle East
January 30, 2019
Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce
BEIRUT (AP) — It only took a few days for al-Qaeda-linked militants to seize more than two dozen towns and…