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Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
Middle East

Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release

French press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed on Wednesday that it had sent a team to Saudi Arabia…
Egypt shows concern regarding second Turkish drillship off Cyprian coast: Ministry
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Egypt shows concern regarding second Turkish drillship off Cyprian coast: Ministry

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs stated on Tuesday that Egypt is concerned regarding the second Turkish drillship off the coast…
Second Turkish drillship arrives off coast of Cyprus: shipping data
Middle East

Second Turkish drillship arrives off coast of Cyprus: shipping data

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A second Turkish drillship, which is expected to begin drilling for oil and natural gas near Cyprus…
Erdogan sacks Turkey central bank governor amid rate tensions
Middle East

Erdogan sacks Turkey central bank governor amid rate tensions

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the governor of Turkey’s central bank and replaced him with his deputy, a presidential…
Cyprus takes legal action against firms encroaching its exclusive economic zone
Middle East

Cyprus takes legal action against firms encroaching its exclusive economic zone

NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus has initiated legal proceedings against three companies involved in gas drilling by Turkey to the west…
Haftar vows attacks on Turkish assets in Libya
Middle East

Haftar vows attacks on Turkish assets in Libya

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has threatened to attack Turkish interests and accused Ankara of backing his rivals after he suffered…
Istanbul’s new mayor says ‘no individual or power’ can threaten democracy
Middle East

Istanbul’s new mayor says ‘no individual or power’ can threaten democracy

(CNN)–The winner of Istanbul’s mayoral election re-run has issued a thinly veiled warning to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to…
Nearly a year after currency crisis, unemployed Turks still ‘can’t dream’
Middle East

Nearly a year after currency crisis, unemployed Turks still ‘can’t dream’

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Murat Abi found employment in construction after moving to Istanbul from eastern Turkey four years ago, including…
Trump to meet Xi, Putin at G20 in Japan
World

Trump to meet Xi, Putin at G20 in Japan

President Donald Trump will meet an array of world leaders on the sidelines of this week’s G20 summit in Japan,…
Turkish civil society leaders on trial over 2013 protests
Middle East

Turkish civil society leaders on trial over 2013 protests

Sixteen leading Turkish civil society leaders appeared in court Monday, accused of seeking to overthrow the government during the “Gezi…
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