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 »
Tag Archives: PKK
Turkey urges US support against Kurdish YPG
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday called on the United States to give unconditional support in the fight against Syrian Kurdish militants, illustrating growing tension between Ankara and Washington over policy in northern Syria. Davutoglu also said Turkey would
Is it terror only when the target is the West?
By : Harun Yahya There are universal truths accepted unconditionally by everyone, every nation, every government in the world. One of those undisputed notions is the fact that no matter what its goals, methods, locations, players, targets may be, all
Turkey ends anti-PKK military operation in Kurdish town
Turkish security forces have ended an almost two-month military operation backed by a curfew in the southeastern town of Cizre against rebels of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), the interior minister said Thursday. “The operations in Cizre have been successfully
Suspected PKK militants attack Turkey pro-govt dailies
Suspected militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attacked the offices of two strongly pro-government Turkish newspapers, throwing Molotov cocktails and opening fire on their editorial headquarters, reports said Thursday. A group of five masked assailants hurled Molotov cocktails at
Turkish soldier killed in clashes with PKK rebels
One Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in clashes with Kurdish rebels trying to cross the border from Syria into southeast Turkey, the military said Wednesday. Turkish security forces opened fire Tuesday on seven militants from the Kurdistan Workers
Erdogan: US should choose between Turkey, Kurdish forces
Turkey’s president lashed out at the United States a week after President Barack Obama’s envoy visited a northern Syrian town that is under the control of Syrian Kurdish forces, which Ankara considers terrorists. In comments published Sunday, President Recep Tayyip
Tens killed in clashes in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast
At least nine civilians and 16 rebel fighters have been killed as security forces battle militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, the army and the region’s main political party said on Monday. Violence has
Double standards in the fight against terror
By : Harun Yahya Article 5 of NATO was first invoked following the horrifying 9/11 terror attacks. NATO member countries accordingly regarded that terror strike as an attack on themselves and decided to act together as one. The issue of
Militant group sidelined as Turkey unveils plan to end Kurdish unrest
Turkey all but ruled out direct talks with Kurdish militants to end one of the worst periods of bloodshed in a three-decade insurgency on Friday, saying the government would instead bring what it called civil society groups to the table.
Demirtas: Turkey’s Kurdish conflict impacting Syria, migrant crises
The leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition said conflict in the country’s largely Kurdish southeast had grown into an international problem, feeding into war in neighboring Syria, and urged allies to do more to push for a ceasefire. Unrest in the
Three soldiers killed in Turkish city as curfew expanded
Three Turkish soldiers were killed Wednesday in clashes with Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) militants in Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey, the military said, as a controversial curfew order was expanded to new areas in the Kurdish-dominated city. Kurdish militants on Wednesday
Spain arrests nine accused of association with the PKK
Spanish police arrested nine people on Wednesday accused of belonging to and collaborating with a criminal and terrorist organization due to connections with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The PKK, which is fighting
U.N. invites Syria’s warring sides to talks
The United Nations has invited Syria’s government and opposition to peace talks set to start in Geneva on Friday, a U.N. statement said on Tuesday, without giving any details of who had been invited, or how many groups might participate.
Syria opposition to meet in Riyadh, casts doubt on talks
The Syrian opposition cast doubt on whether it would go to peace talks planned for Friday, throwing U.N. diplomatic efforts into question and accusing the United States of adopting Iranian and Russian ideas for solving the conflict. The opposition was
Biden: PKK is terror group ‘plain and simple,’ threat to Turkey like ISIS
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday said that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is a threat to Turkey like ISIS, condemning the Kurdish militants as “a terror group plain and simple.” ISIS “is not the only existential threat to
Kurdish militant attack kills 3 Turkish policemen
Turkey’s state-run news agency says Kurdish militants have killed three policemen and wounded four others in an attack in the southeastern province of Sirnak. The Anadolu Agency says the three officers succumbed to their wounds Monday after being hit by
PKK apologises for killing children in Turkey car bombing
Kurdish PKK rebels while claiming responsibility Saturday for a car bombing in southeast Turkey this week apologised for having killed civilians and especially three children in the attack. Two civilians were killed in the initial bombing near a police station
Turkey probes academics over petition against crackdown on Kurds
Turkey on Thursday launched an investigation into academics who signed a petition criticising the military’s crackdown on Kurdish rebels in the southeast that angered President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Some 1,200 academics from 90 Turkish universities calling themselves “Academicians for Peace”
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