Turkey
Turkey, US work to create buffer zone in northern Syria
Middle East
August 17, 2019
Turkey, US work to create buffer zone in northern Syria
For months, Turkey has been threatening to send troops across its southern border into predominantly Kurdish northeastern Syria. It would…
Turkish court prohibits 136 websites: monitor
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Turkish court prohibits 136 websites: monitor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court has banned 136 websites and social media accounts mainly belonging to organizations and people…
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Middle East
August 6, 2019
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to…
US welcomes conditional truce in Syria’s Idlib region
Middle East
August 4, 2019
US welcomes conditional truce in Syria’s Idlib region
The United States Sunday welcomed a ceasefire in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region after months of deadly government bombardments but insisted…
Turkey starts filling huge Tigris river dam, activists say
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Turkey starts filling huge Tigris river dam, activists say
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has started filling a huge hydroelectric dam on the Tigris river, a lawmaker and activists said,…
Syria regime agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Syria regime agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented
The Syrian government has agreed to a truce in the war-torn northwestern region of Idlib on condition a Turkish-Russian buffer-zone…
Fannon: US against any tensions in East Mediterranean region
Business
July 28, 2019
Fannon: US against any tensions in East Mediterranean region
The US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon said that his country is closely monitoring the situation…
Turkey determined to destroy ‘terror corridor’ in Syria
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Turkey determined to destroy ‘terror corridor’ in Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday his country is determined to destroy what he called…
Sisi discusses Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum’s importance to region
Business
July 27, 2019
Sisi discusses Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum’s importance to region
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday received the delegation heads participating in the second ministerial meeting of the Eastern…
Egypt’s SIS condemns interview of HRW official on pro-Muslim Brotherhood channel
Egypt
July 22, 2019
Egypt’s SIS condemns interview of HRW official on pro-Muslim Brotherhood channel
Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) released a statement strongly condemning an interview broadcast on the “Mekamleen” Channel between Presenter Mohamed…