Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
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Turkey says training of Syrian rebels delayed
Turkey’s foreign minister says the start of a joint Turkish-U.S. program to train and arm Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group has been delayed. Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview on Turkish state television Monday that the program has
Turkish premier crosses into Syria to visit Ottoman tomb
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu slipped across the border into Syria on Sunday to visit a historic tomb that was relocated earlier this year away from militant-controlled territory. Davutoglu, accompanied by his defense minister and army commanders, made the surprise
Iran says dispute over seized Maersk ship could be settled in days
Iran said on Wednesday a legal settlement could be reached soon over its seizure of the Marshall-Islands flagged Maersk Tigris container ship in the Strait of Hormuz last month, according to the official IRNA news agency. The Maersk Tigris was
Erdogan, Turkish Cypriot leader push for peace efforts
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and the newly elected north Cypriot leader said on Wednesday that renewed peace talks between Cyprus’s estranged Turkish and Greek communities could lead to a solution this year if the Greek side shows more commitment. “We
Iran’s Khamenei: no place for military threats in nuclear talks
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that Tehran would not take part in nuclear talks if threatened with military force, state television said, as Iran and world powers try to meet a June 30 deadline for a
Turkey’s Kurdish opposition accuse Erdogan of breaching constitution
Turkey’s Kurdish opposition accused President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday of breaching the constitution with speeches backing the ruling AK Party ahead of a June election, deepening a rift that could jeopardise a Kurdish peace process. Erdogan founded the AK Party
Turkey recalls ambassador from Austria over ‘genocide’ condemnation
Turkey recalled its ambassador to Austria on Wednesday in protest over Austrian lawmakers’ condemnation of the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turk forces 100 years ago as “genocide”. “The declaration by the Austrian parliament permanently scarred the friendship and relations
Turkey’s Kurdish party headquarters attacked, no casualties
Unidentified assailants opened fire early Saturday on Turkey’s main Kurdish party headquarters in the capital Ankara, raising tensions ahead of legislative elections in June, but with no casualties reported. “The attackers fired with rifles at the party headquarters at 4:05
Three British teenagers detained in Istanbul trying to join ISIS: officials
Three British teenagers have been detained in the Turkish city of Istanbul while planning to cross the border into neighbouring Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Turkish officials said on Sunday. The three, who have
Iran rejects Obama’s demand for 10-year nuclear halt work
Iran on Tuesday rejected as “unacceptable” a demand by U.S. President Barack Obama that Tehran freeze its sensitive nuclear activities for at least 10 years, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. “Obama’s stance … is expressed in unacceptable and threatening
Two Turkish warplanes crash in central province, killing four
Two Turkish warplanes crashed during a training exercise on Tuesday in the central Turkish province of Malatya, killing all four crew, the military said. Contact was lost with the RF-4E reconnaisance aircraft after they took off from Malatya air base
Turkey pulls out of Munich conference to avoid Israeli delegation
Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday pulled out of a security conference in Munich at the last minute, saying he did not wish to attend a joint session with an Israeli delegation. Relations between Israel and Turkey remain strained
Turkey: U.S. ‘sorry’ for not taking advice on Syria
U.S. officials told their Turkish counterparts that Washington is “sorry” for not taking Ankara’s proposals on increasing radicalism in Syria and Iraq into consideration, Hurriyet Daily reported Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu as saying on Wednesday. “U.S. officials, including [Secretary
Turkey’s Erdogan says no to Syrian Kurdistan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country opposes the idea of a Kurdish-controlled autonomous government in northern Syria, local media reported on Tuesday. “We do not want a new Iraq. What’s this? Northern Iraq,” Erdogan told the Hurriyet
Turkish parliament votes against corruption trial for ex-ministers
The Turkish parliament voted on Wednesday not to send to trial four former ministers accused of wrongdoing in a corruption investigation, in a boost to President Tayyip Erdogan who cast the graft scandal as a plot to undermine his rule.
Report: Erdogan invites Armenian leader to join Gallipoli commemoration
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited his Armenian counterpart, Serzh Sarkisian, to attend commemoration ceremonies in Turkey marking the 100th anniversary of the World War I Gallipoli campaign this year, a report said Friday. In a surprise move, Erdogan
Turkish PM says freedom of press ‘does not mean freedom to insult’
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday said freedom of the press does not give a license to insult, describing the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed as a “grave provocation.” “Freedom of the press does not mean freedom
Erdogan blasts Netanyahu for ‘daring’ to attend Paris rally
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday blasted Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu for “daring” to attend an anti-terror solidarity march in Paris, accusing him of leading “state terrorism” against the Palestinians. The comments, at a press conference in Ankara with
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