Turkey
Blast at Tupras refinery in Turkey’s Izmir kills four people: official
Middle East
October 11, 2017
Blast at Tupras refinery in Turkey’s Izmir kills four people: official
An explosion in a storage tank at a Tupras refinery in the western Turkish province of Izmir killed four people…
Turkey arrests 30 more military officers in coup probe
Middle East
October 10, 2017
Turkey arrests 30 more military officers in coup probe
Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have arrested 30 members of the armed forces and issued arrest warrants for 40…
3 German tourists killed in traffic accident in Turkey
Middle East
October 8, 2017
3 German tourists killed in traffic accident in Turkey
Turkey’s official news agency says three German tourists have been killed and 10 injured in a bus accident at a…
Turkey starting ‘serious operation’ in Idlib, says Erdogan
Middle East
October 7, 2017
Turkey starting ‘serious operation’ in Idlib, says Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday “a serious operation” was beginning in Syria’s Idlib and a Syrian rebel official…
Hamas picks new deputy chief whom Israel blames for helping spark Gaza war
Middle East
October 5, 2017
Hamas picks new deputy chief whom Israel blames for helping spark Gaza war
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas named as its new deputy chief on Thursday a formerly Turkey-based commander whom Israel has…
Turkish judge issues guilty verdicts against soldiers accused of trying to kill Erdogan
Middle East
October 4, 2017
Turkish judge issues guilty verdicts against soldiers accused of trying to kill Erdogan
A Turkish court started issuing verdicts on Wednesday in the trial of some 40 soldiers accused of attempting to kill…
Bomb blast in southeast Turkey kills four soldiers, wounds four: governor
Middle East
October 4, 2017
Bomb blast in southeast Turkey kills four soldiers, wounds four: governor
A bomb planted by Kurdish militants ripped into a military vehicle, killing four soldiers and wounding four more, as they…
Turkey no longer needs EU membership but won’t quit talks – Erdogan
Middle East
October 1, 2017
Turkey no longer needs EU membership but won’t quit talks – Erdogan
Turkey no longer needs to join the European Union but will not unilaterally abandon the stalled EU accession talks, President…
Turkey’s Erdogan links fate of detained US pastor to wanted cleric Gulen
Middle East
September 28, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan links fate of detained US pastor to wanted cleric Gulen
President Tayyip Erdogan suggested on Thursday that Turkey could free a detained US pastor if the United States hands over…
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Middle East
September 28, 2017
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Baghdad heaped pressure on Iraq’s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the…