Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
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 »
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Turkey may hit Syrian Kurds ‘to block advance’
Turkey will “do what is necessary” to prevent U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish rebels from declaring autonomy in the town of Tel Abyad near the Turkish border, including conducting further military operations, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. NATO member Turkey is
Erdogan: We won’t let Kurds ‘seize’ northern Syria
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Kurdish groups on Saturday of trying to grab control of northern Syria, saying Ankara would not allow this to happen. In a speech in southeast Turkey, Erdogan also blasted Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for hosting
Turkey says won’t let Kurds ‘seize’ northern Syria
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Kurdish groups on Saturday of trying to grab control of northern Syria, and said Ankara would not allow this to happen. In a speech in southeast Turkey, Erdogan denounced the merging of the Syrian town
Turkish teen detained for ‘insulting’ Erdogan
A 15-year-old schoolboy has been detained by police in Turkey for allegedly “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, local media reports said Thursday. The teenager, identified by the initials U. E., spent Wednesday night in a police station after being stopped
Erdogan: ISIS, Syrian intel, PKK behind blast
Turkey’s president on Thursday pinned responsibility for the deadly Ankara bombing on a “terror collective” comprising the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, Turkish and Syrian Kurds and the Syrian intelligence service. Over 100 people were killed when
Turkey: no deal yet with EU on migrant ‘action plan’
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the European Union had woken up too late to Turkey’s importance in stemming the flow of refugees from Syria and accused it of insincerity in talks on Turkish membership despite its recent overtures. A
Turkey’s AK Party ‘short of majority’ support
Support for Turkey’s ruling AK Party is little changed from a June election at 40.8 percent, a survey from pollster Gezici showed on Thursday, below the level needed to form a single-party government after a Nov. 1 vote. In June,
Three top Turkish police fired over Ankara bombings
Three top Turkish police officials were sacked Wednesday over the weekend’s twin blasts in Ankara, as the under-fire president paid homage to the 97 killed in the country’s bloodiest attacks. The Turkish interior ministry said the officials fired included the
After bombings, thousands in pro-Kurdish demo in Paris
Several thousand mainly Kurdish demonstrators marched through Paris on Sunday to protest against what they called the Turkish government’s “politics of war”, a day after 95 people were killed by suspected suicide bombers in Ankara. The protesters carried a giant
‘Two male suicide bombers’ behind Ankara blasts
Two male suicide bombers carried out the devastating twin bombings this weekend in Ankara, the office of the Turkish prime minister said Sunday, as the toll rose to 97 dead. “Work is continuing to identify the corpses of the two
Thousands protest deadly bombings in Ankara
Thousands of people on Sunday attended a rally in Ankara under heavy security to remember the at least 95 people killed in twin bombings in the Turkish capital, an AFP correspondent reported. The demonstrators filled Sihhiye Square in central Ankara,
Saudi king affirms support for Turkey anti-terror fight
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Sunday offered his condolences to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after terror attacks at a peace rally there killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 200. In a telephone call between
Erdogan warns Russia on energy ties
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia there were other places Turkey could get natural gas and other countries that could build its first nuclear plant, in the wake of Russian incursions into Turkish air space during its air campaign in
Turkey’s Erdogan warns Russia on nuclear project, natural gas
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia there were other places Turkey could get natural gas and other countries that could build its first nuclear plant, in the wake of Russian incursions into Turkish air space during its air campaign in
Erdogan: Russia could lose Turkey’s friendship
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned Russia against losing Ankara’s friendship, after Russian warplanes twice violated its airspace near the Syrian border. “If Russia loses a friend like Turkey with whom it has a lot of cooperation it
Two Turkish soldiers gunned down on way to work
Two Turkish soldiers were gunned down by suspected Kurdish militants as they left for work on Thursday in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, security sources said. More than 100 security personnel and hundreds of militants have been killed since the
Second police officer attacked in Turkey’s south dies of injuries
A police officer wounded in an attack in Turkey’s southern province of Adana late on Monday died from his injuries, local media reported on Tuesday, becoming the second police officer to be killed in the incident. The two police officers
Turkey’s Davutoglu sees no transition period for Syria’s Assad
Turkey remains opposed to any political transition in Syria involving President Bashar al-Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted as saying on Monday in an apparent clarification of its policy. Turkey has been Assad’s most outspoken critic since Syria
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