Turkey
Eastern Anatolia: Where past meets present
Life & Style
January 30, 2012
Eastern Anatolia: Where past meets present
A backwater border town, Kars is far off the grid of Turkish tourism. But the setting of Orhan Pamuk’s novel…
Iran warns region against ‘dangerous’ stance on Hormuz
World
January 20, 2012
Iran warns region against ‘dangerous’ stance on Hormuz
ANKARA — Iran's foreign minister warned neighboring states not to put themselves in a "dangerous position" by aligning themselves too closely…
FJP announces plan to strengthen economy
Business
January 18, 2012
FJP announces plan to strengthen economy
The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has an economic plan to reinvigorate the Egyptian economy and make it stronger than those…
Cyprus stops Russian ship with ammunition cargo for Syria
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Cyprus stops Russian ship with ammunition cargo for Syria
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A Russian ship that made an unscheduled stop in Cyprus while carrying tons of arms to Syria…
Turkey: Ex-military chief arrested over plot
World
January 6, 2012
Turkey: Ex-military chief arrested over plot
ANKARA, Turkey — A former military chief was jailed Friday, accused of leading a terror organization and conspiring to bring…
Cyprus discovers natural gas in the Mediterranean
Egypt
December 29, 2011
Cyprus discovers natural gas in the Mediterranean
Cyprus has announced that it discovered a natural gas reserve of five to eight trillion cubic feet off its southern…
Egypt and Turkey conclude joint naval exercise
Egypt
December 29, 2011
Egypt and Turkey conclude joint naval exercise
The joint Egyptian-Turkish naval maneuvers dubbed “Sea of Friendship 2011” came to an end on Thursday. The exercises, which took…
Turkish air strikes kill 23 Kurds near Iraq
World
December 29, 2011
Turkish air strikes kill 23 Kurds near Iraq
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Turkish air strikes killed 23 Kurdish villagers in the southeast near the Iraqi border early Thursday, an…
Turkey accuses France of genocide after Armenian bill
World
December 23, 2011
Turkey accuses France of genocide after Armenian bill
ISTANBUL — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused France of genocide in Algeria in the 1940s and 50s, in his latest…
Brotherhood prepares ‘renaissance’ project to revive Egypt
Egypt
December 12, 2011
Brotherhood prepares ‘renaissance’ project to revive Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood has tasked Deputy General Guide Khairat al-Shater with preparing what it calls a “renaissance project,” a Brotherhood…