Turkey
The Latest: Spain busts trafficking gang in northern Africa
Middle East
March 26, 2019
The Latest: Spain busts trafficking gang in northern Africa
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on migrants trying to get to Europe (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Spanish police…
New Zealand orders top-level inquiry into mosque massacres
World
March 25, 2019
New Zealand orders top-level inquiry into mosque massacres
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday ordered an independent judicial inquiry into whether police and intelligence services could…
Egypt’s SIS to summon BBC over ‘biased’ coverage
Egypt
March 24, 2019
Egypt’s SIS to summon BBC over ‘biased’ coverage
Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) said on Sunday that it would summon the head of BBC’s Cairo office to its…
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
Middle East
March 23, 2019
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formally announced the destruction of Islamic State’s control of…
Turkey to import Egyptian potatoes: minister
Egypt
March 21, 2019
Turkey to import Egyptian potatoes: minister
Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ezzeddin Abu Steit received a report on Turkish markets opening to Egyptian potatoes. The…
Dutch police arrest new tram attack suspect, suspect terror motive
World
March 20, 2019
Dutch police arrest new tram attack suspect, suspect terror motive
Dutch police said they were investigating a terrorist motive for the Utrecht tram attack, as they arrested a new suspect…
Erdogan again airs attack video at rally despite criticism
Middle East
March 20, 2019
Erdogan again airs attack video at rally despite criticism
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Ignoring widespread criticism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday again showed excerpts of a video…
New Zealand burials start as PM urges ‘united front’ on social media
World
March 20, 2019
New Zealand burials start as PM urges ‘united front’ on social media
A Syrian refugee and his son were buried in New Zealand on Wednesday in the first funerals of those killed…
Letter points to ‘terror’ in Dutch tram attack
World
March 19, 2019
Letter points to ‘terror’ in Dutch tram attack
Dutch authorities said Tuesday they were “seriously” investigating a terrorist motive for the Utrecht tram attack because of evidence including…
Turkey escalates crackdown on dissent six years after Gezi protests
Middle East
March 19, 2019
Turkey escalates crackdown on dissent six years after Gezi protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Unzile Aksakoglu struggles to explain to her seven-year-old daughter why her father Yigit has spent four months…