Turkey
Turkey’s border with northern Iraq remains open, for now, minister says
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Turkey’s border with northern Iraq remains open, for now, minister says
Turkey’s border with northern Iraq remains open, although that does not mean it will remain so, the Turkish customs minister…
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted “yes” to independence in a referendum held in…
British Thomas Cook to resume flights to Egypt due to increase on demand
Egypt
September 26, 2017
British Thomas Cook to resume flights to Egypt due to increase on demand
The renowned British travel agency Thomas Cook is planning to run flights from UK to Egypt soon due to an…
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
Middle East
September 25, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday Turkey could cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the…
Iran launches war games near Iraqi Kurdistan border, Turkey hits militant positions
Middle East
September 24, 2017
Iran launches war games near Iraqi Kurdistan border, Turkey hits militant positions
Iranian forces have launched war games in an area near the border with Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Iran’s state media reported…
Turkish PM vows security, economic steps in response to Iraqi Kurd referendum
Middle East
September 23, 2017
Turkish PM vows security, economic steps in response to Iraqi Kurd referendum
Turkey’s steps in response to a planned independence referendum in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region will have diplomatic, political, economic and…
Factbox: Iraq’s Kurds to vote in historic referendum on independence
Middle East
September 22, 2017
Factbox: Iraq’s Kurds to vote in historic referendum on independence
About five million people in Kurdish-held areas of northern Iraq will be summoned to take part in a non-binding referendum…
Syrians vote in Kurdish-led regions of north
Middle East
September 22, 2017
Syrians vote in Kurdish-led regions of north
Syrians voted on Friday in an election organized by the Kurdish-led authorities of northern Syria, the start of a three-phase…
Turkey, Iran, Iraq consider counter-measures over Kurdish referendum: Anadolu
Middle East
September 21, 2017
Turkey, Iran, Iraq consider counter-measures over Kurdish referendum: Anadolu
Turkey, Iran and Iraq have agreed to consider counter-measures against Kurdish northern Iraq over a planned independence referendum, Turkey’s state-run…
Erdogan says Turkey to consider sanctions over Kurdish independence vote: Anadolu
Middle East
September 20, 2017
Erdogan says Turkey to consider sanctions over Kurdish independence vote: Anadolu
Turkey will consider imposing sanctions on Kurdish northern Iraq over its planned independence referendum, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited by…