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65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
World
December 19, 2017
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
Sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual figures published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)…
Turkey frees German journalist Tolu but she cannot leave country: Berlin government
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Turkey frees German journalist Tolu but she cannot leave country: Berlin government
Turkey has released German journalist Mesale Tolu after nearly eight months in prison on condition that she not leave the…
Erdogan says Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Erdogan says Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem
Turkey intends to open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at…
Turkey wants former police investigator repatriated from US: sources
Middle East
December 17, 2017
Turkey wants former police investigator repatriated from US: sources
Turkey’s justice minister has told his US counterpart that a former Turkish police investigator who testified at the trial of…
Israel questions Iranian blogger after giving her asylum
Middle East
December 16, 2017
Israel questions Iranian blogger after giving her asylum
An Iranian blogger granted asylum in Israel has been questioned by its Shin Bet internal security service on suspicion of…
UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town
Middle East
December 16, 2017
UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town
The United Nations human rights office is seriously concerned about the shelling of residential areas in Iraq’s northern town of…
Egypt FM denounces Jerusalem move at Istanbul summit
Egypt
December 13, 2017
Egypt FM denounces Jerusalem move at Istanbul summit
In a speech at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Istanbul summit, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke out on Wednesday against…
Under Putin, Russia increases clout in the Middle East
Middle East
December 13, 2017
Under Putin, Russia increases clout in the Middle East
When Russia launched a military campaign in Syria two years ago, President Vladimir Putin sought to save his ally from…
Turkey says world must recognise East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
Middle East
December 13, 2017
Turkey says world must recognise East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
Muslim nations must press the world to recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state, Turkey said on…
Turkey chides Arabs for ‘weak’ reaction ahead of Jerusalem summit
Middle East
December 12, 2017
Turkey chides Arabs for ‘weak’ reaction ahead of Jerusalem summit
Turkey criticized what it said was a feeble Arab reaction to the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,…