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 hits ISIS targets after Istanbul bombing
Turkish land forces have fired nearly 500 times on ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq, killing almost 200 militants in response to a suicide bombing in Istanbul which killed 10 German tourists, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday. Turkey
Turkey detains three Russians in anti-ISIS raid after bombing
Turkish police on Wednesday arrested 13 suspected Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, including three Russian nationals, a day after a suicide bomber killed 10 foreigners – most of them German tourists – in Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet district.
One suspect detained over Istanbul attack
While Turkey has detained 68 suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in raids across the country, the country’s authorities have detained one person over the suicide attack in Istanbul that killed 10 mainly German
PM: Istanbul suicide bomber was ISIS militant
The Istanbul suicide bombing that left 10 people dead, mostly Germans, was carried out by a militant from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday. “We have determined that the
14 dead in two deadly migrant bus crashes in Turkey: report
Fourteen people, most of them Syrian refugees, were killed and dozens more injured in two deadly bus accidents in Turkey in the past 24 hours, reports said Saturday. Early on Saturday, a bus carrying migrants hoping to catch a boat
Erdogan: Turkish troops needed in Iraq after attack
An attack by ISIS militants on a military base in northern Iraq shows Turkey’s decision to deploy troops there was justified, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul that 18 ISIS militants were killed but
Turkish police raid offices of Kurdish party in Istanbul
Turkish police on Friday raided the offices of the main pro-Kurdish party in central Istanbul, making arrests and seizing documents. Riot police blocked the entry to the street where the Beyoglu district office of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is
Ocalan’s isolation an ‘invitation to war’ in Turkey: pro-Kurdish MP
Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan’s isolation in his island jail near Istanbul amounts to an “invitation to war”, a prominent pro-Kurdish lawmaker said on Thursday, as conflict flares between security forces and rebels in southeast Turkey. Ocalan, jailed in 1999,
Turkish lira slips to 3 per dollar, weakest since Oct
The Turkish lira weakened to a three-month low against the dollar on Wednesday as fears about China’s stalling economy and North Korea’s nuclear test shook investors already concerned about the independence of Turkey’s monetary policy. The lira broke through the
Erdogan arch foe, police chiefs go on trial over Turkey graft claims
A U.S.-based Turkish preacher who has emerged as an arch-enemy of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went on trial in absentia Wednesday along with several former police chiefs charged over the corruption allegations that hit the Turkish leader in 2013. Fethullah
Turkey rescues 57 migrants ‘stranded on islet’
Turkish coastguards rescued 57 migrants seeking to reach EU member Greece by sea after they were stranded on a rocky islet in the Aegean Sea, official media said Sunday. The migrants were trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos
Turkey needs Israel, says Erdogan
Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a deal on normalising ties. NATO member Turkey was a key regional ally of Israel until the two countries
Two Turkish police officers killed in Kurdish southeast
Two police officers have been killed in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast during operations to push back Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, the Dogan news agency said on Friday. The first policeman was killed in the district of Cizre late on
Erdogan’s Hitler comments ‘misconstrued’
The Turkish presidency said on Friday comments by President Tayyip Erdogan about the system of governance in Hitler’s Germany had been misinterpreted and that he had not suggested it was an example of an effective presidential system. Asked on his
Germany shuts train stations amid global New Year security scares
Europe ushered in the New Year with heightened security fears on Friday as German police evacuated two train stations in Munich, citing a tip about a planned militant attack, and Belgium arrested three people over an alleged plot. Security forces
Turkish PM excludes Kurdish party from talks on new constitution
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday rejected holding talks with Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party over a new constitution because of the “disrespectful” attitude of its leadership. The premier’s blackballing of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP) from discussions comes
Turkish civilians stuck in urban war zone in southeast
Tens of thousands of civilians in southeast Turkey have been caught in the middle as government forces and Kurdish militants battle it out in urban areas – violence that has shattered hopes of reviving peace talks. Turkish security forces launched
In shock to market, Turkey central bank keeps rates on hold
Turkey’s central bank left interest rates unchanged on Tuesday, a surprise move that reignited concern about political threats to its independence and put fresh pressure on the struggling lira currency. Analysts and investors have repeatedly called for a rate hike
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