Turkey
Turkey’s failed coup: Warrants issued for 105 tech experts
Middle East
July 11, 2017
Turkey’s failed coup: Warrants issued for 105 tech experts
Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for 105 information technology experts suspected of aiding last year’s…
Turkey orders 72 university staff detained in coup-related probe: Anadolu
Middle East
July 10, 2017
Turkey orders 72 university staff detained in coup-related probe: Anadolu
Turkey issued arrest warrants for 72 university staff, state media said on Monday, including a former adviser to the main…
Austria bars Turkish economy minister for event marking coup anniversary
Middle East
July 10, 2017
Austria bars Turkish economy minister for event marking coup anniversary
Austria has barred Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to attend an event marking the anniversary of…
Turkish opposition leader’s 25-day march to end with rally
Middle East
July 9, 2017
Turkish opposition leader’s 25-day march to end with rally
The leader of the main opposition party in Turkey was set to complete the final stretch of a 25-day “March…
Turkey detains 29 IS militants in Istanbul raids
Middle East
July 7, 2017
Turkey detains 29 IS militants in Istanbul raids
Turkish police detained 29 suspected Islamic State group militants in raids in Istanbul on Friday, the country’s state-run news agency…
Qatar Airways joins Gulf carriers off US laptop ban list
Middle East
July 6, 2017
Qatar Airways joins Gulf carriers off US laptop ban list
Qatar Airways joined two other major long-haul Gulf carriers on Thursday in getting off a US ban on laptops and…
Turkey angered by German protest artwork ahead of G20 summit
World
July 6, 2017
Turkey angered by German protest artwork ahead of G20 summit
Turkey has condemned an activist art installation in Berlin that portrayed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a dictator, shortly…
U.S. eyes arms for Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria even after Raqqa’s fall
Middle East
June 27, 2017
U.S. eyes arms for Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria even after Raqqa’s fall
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday left open the possibility of longer-term assistance to Kurdish YPG militia in Syria,…
Turkey rejects Gulf Arab states’ demands over its Qatar base
Middle East
June 23, 2017
Turkey rejects Gulf Arab states’ demands over its Qatar base
Turkey on Friday rejected a key demand by several Arab states involved in a major dispute with Qatar, saying Ankara…
Iraq says agreed with Egypt on establishing joint oil companies
Egypt
June 19, 2017
Iraq says agreed with Egypt on establishing joint oil companies
Iraqi VP Iyad Allawi said he agreed with Egyptian officials on establishing joint companies for oil, natural gas and petrochemicals,…