Turkey
Turkey is prepared for possible Syria border operation, Erdogan says
Middle East
September 21, 2019
Turkey is prepared for possible Syria border operation, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is ready to act on its southern border with Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said, after warning…
Rival UN resolutions on Syria cease-fire go down to defeat
Middle East
September 20, 2019
Rival UN resolutions on Syria cease-fire go down to defeat
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Rival humanitarian resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Syria’s last rebel stronghold in Idlib were defeated…
Erdogan says 2-3 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Europe can be resettled in ‘safe zone’
Middle East
September 18, 2019
Erdogan says 2-3 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Europe can be resettled in ‘safe zone’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a planned “safe zone” in northern Syria could host…
Erdogan hosts Putin, Rouhani for Syria summit
Middle East
September 16, 2019
Erdogan hosts Putin, Rouhani for Syria summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host his Russian and Iranian counterparts on Monday for their latest summit on Syria,…
Syrian government artillery pounds south Idlib: rescuers
Middle East
September 15, 2019
Syrian government artillery pounds south Idlib: rescuers
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops shelled the south of Idlib on Sunday, according to rescuers and residents in the rebel…
Turkey orders arrest of 223 military personnel over suspected Gulen links: state media
Middle East
September 14, 2019
Turkey orders arrest of 223 military personnel over suspected Gulen links: state media
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has ordered the arrest of 223 serving military personnel across the country and in the breakaway…
Egypt requests to participate in Airbus manufacturing
Business
September 13, 2019
Egypt requests to participate in Airbus manufacturing
The Ministry of Civil Aviation officially discussed with Airbus officials the possibility of establishing an Airbus factory in Egypt. The…
Syrian activists: Car bomb in northern town; several wounded
Middle East
September 13, 2019
Syrian activists: Car bomb in northern town; several wounded
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say a car bombing in a town in northern Syria controlled by Turkey-backed opposition…
‘I cannot stay silent’: Turkish rappers get political
Middle East
September 13, 2019
‘I cannot stay silent’: Turkish rappers get political
A 15-minute rap song has taken Turkey by storm, touching a nerve in the polarised society at a time when…
To set up ‘safe zone,’ US wades into muddled Syria politics
Middle East
September 7, 2019
To set up ‘safe zone,’ US wades into muddled Syria politics
TAL ABYAD, Syria (AP) — US flags fluttered on the back of coalition armored vehicles as they whizzed past tiny…