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 »
Tag Archives: ANKARA
Erdogan: No migrant deal if EU fails on pledges
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of migrants if Brussels failed to fulfil its side of the bargain. “There are precise conditions. If
Erdogan proposes stripping terrorism supporters of Turkish citizenship
Turkey should consider stripping citizenship from supporters of terrorism, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, adding that the government had “nothing to discuss with terrorists”. His comments, in a speech to a group of lawyers in the capital Ankara, come
ISIS fires wound Turkish soldier near border
One Turkish soldier was lightly wounded on Tuesday after a military outpost in the southeastern province of Gaziantep came under fire from ISIS militants from across the Syrian border, privately owned Dogan News agency said. Turkey’s military responded in kind
Turkey’s Erdogan says no room for dialogue in Kurdish conflict
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday ruled out reviving peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and vowed to stamp out the conflict, at its deadliest in two decades, once and for all. Two members of the security
Amnesty says Turkey illegally sending Syrians back to war zone
Turkey has illegally returned thousands of Syrians to their war-torn homeland in recent months, highlighting the dangers for migrants sent back from Europe under a deal due to come into effect next week, Amnesty International said on Friday. Turkey agreed
Turkey army ridicules talk of ‘anti-Erdogan coup’
Turkey’s military on Thursday angrily denied suggestions it could be planning a coup against the increasingly controversial President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Certain media outlets have carried reports speculating over the possibility of a military coup in Turkey, with Erdogan out
Iran air ambulance helicopter crashes, killing all on board
An air ambulance helicopter crashed on Friday in Iran’s central province of Fars, killing everyone on board, Iranian media reported. State TV said the helicopter was taking a patient from a remote area to the city of Shiraz when it
Turkey: Brussels attacker deported from Turkey twice
One of the attackers in the Brussels suicide bombings, Ibrahim el-Bakraoui, was deported twice from Turkey last year, in July and August, a Turkish government official said on Thursday. A second senior Turkish official said Bakraoui’s initial deportation in July
Erdogan: Kurdish militants could also hit Europe
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned Europe that it, too, could fall victim to attacks by Kurdish militants following a terror attack in Ankara that killed 37 people. Speaking at ceremony to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the
Erdogan wants to broaden definition of terrorists to include supporter
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it was necessary to broaden the definition of terrorists to include supporters of terrorism, who are equally guilty. Speaking after another bombing in the Turkish capital which killed 37 people, Erdogan said: “It’s
Turkey strikes Kurdish targets in Iraq after blast
Turkey’s air force hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq on Monday, hours after a suicide car bombing in the capital killed 37 people and heightened tensions with the militants. Nine F-16s and two F-4 jets raided 18 positions of
Turkey shaken as Ankara blast death toll rises
A car bomb tore through a crowded transport hub in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding 125 in the second such attack in the administrative heart of the city in under a month.
Turkey detains businessmen linked to US-based cleric
Turkey’s state-run news agency says police have detained four senior officials of a company linked to a US-based Muslim cleric as the Turkish government continues to crack down on his movement. The state-run Anadolu Agency says police in the central
Turkish justice ministry calls for lifting immunity of pro-Kurdish MPs
Turkey’s justice ministry has submitted a request for parliament to lift the immunity from prosecution of the leaders of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), state-run Anadolu Agency said on Friday. President Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly called for MPs from
Turkey ‘needs exec presidency for stability’
An executive presidential system would be more suitable for stability and reforms in Turkey, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Friday, as it would override coalition governments. “An executive presidential system is definitely more suitable to avoid leaving Turkey
Migrants urged ‘to stop coming to Europe’
EU Council President Donald Tusk told “illegal economic migrants” on Thursday not to risk their lives or money to make a perilous trip to Europe “for nothing” but said unilateral actions by European Union states to deal with the crisis
Turkey: 1,845 cases opened for insulting Erdogan
Turkey’s justice minister says as many as 1,845 cases have been opened against people accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since he came to office in 2014. Erdogan has been accused of aggressively using a previously seldom-used law that
Turkey sees migrant crisis worsening unless attacks in Syria stopped
Turkey sees the migrant crisis deepening unless attacks by Syrian government forces are stopped, a spokesman and aide to President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Ibrahim Kalin also told a news conference that Ankara has deported as many as 3,800
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