Turkey
Turkish police raid prisons and courthouses in post-coup investigation
Middle East
September 30, 2016
Turkish police raid prisons and courthouses in post-coup investigation
Turkish police raided the country's biggest prison and courthouse on Friday after arrest warrants were issued for 162 personnel and…
EU launches program to issue cash cards to migrants in Turkey
Middle East
September 27, 2016
EU launches program to issue cash cards to migrants in Turkey
The European Union launched a program on Monday to issue monthly electronic cash grants to benefit a million refugees in…
Turkey removes two dozen mayors over alleged Kurdish militant links
Middle East
September 11, 2016
Turkey removes two dozen mayors over alleged Kurdish militant links
Turkey has removed local mayors deemed to support Kurdish militants and appointed new administrators in two dozen municipalities mostly in…
Turkey wants to ‘cleanse’ strip of territory on Syrian border
Middle East
September 1, 2016
Turkey wants to ‘cleanse’ strip of territory on Syrian border
Turkey wants to clear Islamic State from a 90-km (56-mile) stretch of territory on the Syrian side of its border,…
Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail
Business
August 28, 2016
Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail
Iraq's government would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region on an oil revenue-sharing agreement…
Turkey ratchets up Syria offensive, says warplanes hit Kurdish militia
Middle East
August 28, 2016
Turkey ratchets up Syria offensive, says warplanes hit Kurdish militia
Rebels supported by Turkey fought Kurdish-backed forces in northern Syria on Saturday, as Ankara ratcheted up its cross-border offensive by…
In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike
Middle East
August 23, 2016
In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike
The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city…
Turkey’s Erdogan blames child bomber for attack that killed 51
Middle East
August 22, 2016
Turkey’s Erdogan blames child bomber for attack that killed 51
A suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 carried out the attack on a wedding party in the Turkish city…
Bombing at wedding in southern Turkey kills at least 50
Middle East
August 21, 2016
Bombing at wedding in southern Turkey kills at least 50
The suicide bomber who attacked a wedding party in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep on Saturday killing 51 people…
Turkey wants to repair ties with Egypt: PM
Egypt
August 21, 2016
Turkey wants to repair ties with Egypt: PM
Turkey wants to repair its ties with Egypt, after relations soured over the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in…