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65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…
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