Turkey
Turkish court acquits an academic in 2016 Kurdish letter case
Middle East
September 6, 2019
Turkish court acquits an academic in 2016 Kurdish letter case
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court for the first time ruled on Friday to acquit one of nine academics who…
Turkey threatens to open gates for Syria refugees to go West
Middle East
September 5, 2019
Turkey threatens to open gates for Syria refugees to go West
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president on Thursday threatened to “open the gates” and allow a flood of Syrian refugees…
Turkey’s Erdogan says plans 5% growth rate in 2020
Economy
September 5, 2019
Turkey’s Erdogan says plans 5% growth rate in 2020
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would plan for economic growth of 5% in 2020 and expected interest…
Mohamed Elneny completes first training with Besiktas
Egypt
September 5, 2019
Mohamed Elneny completes first training with Besiktas
Egyptian national team player Mohamed Elneny took part Wednesday in his first training session with the Turkish club Besiktas, with…
Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
Middle East
September 4, 2019
Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
DARBASIYAH, Syria (AP) — The creation of a so-called “safe zone” in northeastern Syria has gotten off to good start,…
Russia says US strikes in Syria’s Idlib put ceasefire at risk: reports
Middle East
September 1, 2019
Russia says US strikes in Syria’s Idlib put ceasefire at risk: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s military said the United States had mounted air strikes in Syria’s Idlib without forewarning Moscow or…
Air strikes halt in Syria’s Idlib after truce called
Middle East
August 31, 2019
Air strikes halt in Syria’s Idlib after truce called
Air strikes on Syria’s northwestern Idlib region stopped on Saturday, a war monitor said, after the government agreed to a…
US blacklists Iran oil tanker in Mediterranean
Middle East
August 31, 2019
US blacklists Iran oil tanker in Mediterranean
The United States on Friday blacklisted the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya following repeated warnings over its valuable oil cargo.…
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
Middle East
August 28, 2019
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kurdish YPG militia will pull forces and heavy weapons from a strip along Syria’s border with…
Turkish lira slides on trade war unease, hit by ‘flash crash’
Middle East
August 26, 2019
Turkish lira slides on trade war unease, hit by ‘flash crash’
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish lira weakened more than 1% against the dollar on Monday, after briefly tumbling to 6.47…