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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Turks kidnapped in Baghdad appear in video promising their release
Sixteen Turkish workers abducted in Baghdad earlier this month have appeared in an online video promising their release, days after the U.N. backed a deal to extricate Syrian villagers under siege from rebels supported by Ankara. The men were kidnapped
Girl killed, five wounded by militant rocket in Turkey
A 9-year-old girl was killed and five people were wounded when a rocket fired by Kurdish militants hit a house in Diyarbakir province in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, the local governor’s office said. The Kurdish insurgents had targeted an armoured
Turkish jets pound Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Turkish warplanes carried out a new barrage of cross-border airstrikes on a Kurdish militant camp in northern Iraq Wednesday, destroying munitions depots and caves, the army said. Security sources said the jets also targeted a facility being used as an
Kurdish ministers quit Turkey govt in protest over conflict
Two Kurdish ministers accused Turkey’s government of promoting a “logic of war” as they quit the cabinet on Tuesday, two months after the resumption of fighting between the army and Kurdish rebels. EU Affairs Minister Ali Haydar Konca and Development
Polls show slipping support for Turkey’s AKP
Support for Turkey’s ruling AK Party has slipped by 1.6 points from June’s election to 39.3 percent, a survey from pollster Gezici showed on Monday, casting doubt on the AKP’s chances of forming a single-party government after a November 1
Latest poll indicates slipping Turkish support for ruling AK Party
Support for Turkey’s ruling AK Party has slipped by 1.6 points from June’s election to 39.3 percent, a survey from pollster Gezici showed on Monday, casting doubt on the AKP’s chances of forming a single-party government after a November 1
Turkish police detain executives in Gulen-linked operation
Police have detained 11 people in central Turkey, including executives of a conglomerate and university officials, in an operation targeting supporters of a U.S.-based cleric accused by President Tayyip Erdogan of plotting a coup, CNN Turk television said on Wednesday.
Thirteen Turkish soldiers wounded in bomb blast in east: sources
Thirteen Turkish soldiers were wounded when their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb explosion in the largely Kurdish eastern province of Mus, security sources said on Tuesday. Turkey has been hit by waves of daily violence between Kurdish militants
Turkey bombs PKK targets in northern Iraq
Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq overnight, a security source told Reuters on Friday, the latest in a series of daily air strikes on the militants as conflict surges in southeast Turkey. The source
Four Turkish police killed in PKK bombing: security sources
Four Turkish police were killed on Thursday in a bomb attack on their vehicle in the country’s southeast blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), sources told AFP. The attack is latest deadly strike on the security forces blamed
Turkish court annuls Erdogan education law
Turkey’s constitutional court has annulled a controversial law closing private tutoring centers, many of which are run by the movement of U.S.-exiled imam Fethullah Gulen, the nemesis of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports said. Following a petition by the main
Uncertainty as Turkish parties jockey for power
Two weeks after Turkey’s June 7 election left the long-ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) short of the majority needed to govern alone, opposition parties have been jostling for power. On Saturday, the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet
Turkey’s main opposition floats idea of ‘rotating’ premiership
Turkey’s main secularist opposition suggested rotating the post of prime minister with a nationalist party on Friday, in an effort to win support for a coalition government excluding the ruling AK Party. The AKP lost its parliamentary majority for the
Erodgan will ask AK Party to form Turkey coalition
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he would ask Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to form a coalition government, after it lost its overall majority in legislative elections. Should the AKP fail in the talks, Erdogan said
Putin meets Erdogan for closed-door talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks expected to touch on energy issues and the Syria crisis. The two leaders met a day after attending the opening ceremony of the inaugural European Games,
Erdogan threatens to resign over lavish accusations
Irritated by accusations of lavishness, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to resign if the leader of the main opposition can find a single golden toilet seat in his vast new palace. Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP)
Turkish May Day protesters clash with police
Police and May Day demonstrators clashed in Istanbul as crowds determined to defy a government ban tried to march to the city’s iconic Taksim Square. Security forces pushed back demonstrators using water cannons and tear gas. Protesters retaliated by throwing
Ex-CIA director registers to lobby for Turkish government: report
Former CIA director Porter Goss has registered to lobby for the government of Turkey, The Intercept reported on Friday. The Intercept, a news website dedicated to reporting on documents leaked by Edward Snowden, published a registration form disclosing Goss’s appointment.
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