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: Turkey
New mass brawl erupts in Turkey parliament
Ruling party and opposition Turkish lawmakers on Monday exchanged punches and hurled water bottles at each other as a new mass brawl erupted in parliament over changes to the constitution, television broadcasts showed. Parliament’s constitutional committee was meeting to discuss
Around 20 Syrians readmitted to Turkey under EU migrant deal
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday around 20 Syrians had been readmitted to Turkey under an EU migrant deal designed to help stem migration to Europe across the Aegean Sea. According to the text of an address to
Kurds, Shiites agree to withdraw forces from north Iraq town after clashes
Senior Kurdish and Shiite Muslim leaders agreed on Wednesday to withdraw their forces from a northern Iraqi town in a bid to end violence that has killed more than 10 people in recent days. The clashes in Tuz Khurmato, 175
Female suicide bomber wounds several in Turkey’s Bursa
A female suicide bomber wounded at several people when she blew herself up near the main mosque in the northwestern Turkish city of Bursa on Wednesday, a senior government official and a security source said. Photographs from the scene showed
Turkey: Secularism will be in new constitution
The principle of secularism will be in Turkey’s new constitution, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday, after the speaker of parliament sparked a public uproar by calling for a religious constitution. Davutoglu made the statement in a speech to
European court condemns Turkey over Alevi discrimination
The European Court of Human Rights condemned Turkey on Tuesday for discriminating against members of the Alevi religious minority by failing to grant their places of worship the same status and advantages as those of other faiths. Making up about
Turkey’s Erdogan defends secularism
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the state should have an equal distance from all religious faiths following a call by the speaker of Turkey’s parliament for a new constitution to drop references to secularism. Erdogan said in televised
Turkey to use US rocket system in fight against ISIS
Turkey has struck a deal with the United States to deploy American light multiple rocket launchers on its border with Syria to combat ISIS, according to the foreign ministry. The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) “will be deployed on
Turkey’s parliament speaker seeks religious constitution
Turkey should have a religious constitution, parliament speaker Ismail Kahraman said Monday, in comments that will likely add to concerns of creeping Islamization under the ruling AKP party. “As a Muslim country, why should we be in a situation where
Turkey destroys ISIS missile launcher, kills 900 militants in Syria raids
Turkey’s military said it destroyed ISIS missile launcher in Syria some 20 kms from the border town of Kilis which has been repeatedly his by rockets from the border, Turkish television stations reported. They said eight militants were killed in
Saudi king receives Turkish foreign minister
Saudi King Salman received at Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh on Sunday the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu. They reviewed bilateral relations and discussed a number of topics of common interest. The meeting comes after King Salman’s visit to
26 wounded as Turkish town hit by Syria rocket fire
Three rockets fired into Turkey from an ISIS-controlled Syrian area hit the border town of Kilis on Sunday, leaving in total one person killed and 26 others injured, media reports said. The person was killed and 10 more wounded when
Turkey detains six in raid against ISIS in Konya
Six foreign nationals were taken into custody in an overnight raid against ISIS in the central Anatolian city of Konya, a statement from its governorship said on Saturday. The operation was conducted to prevent potential activities by the group, the
Turkey denies entry to senior journalist from Russia’s Sputnik
Turkey has excluded a senior journalist of Russian state news agency Sputnik from the country, a government spokesman said, in a reflection of growing friction between Ankara and Moscow fueled by war in Syria. Sputnik’s Turkish editor-in-chief Mahir Boztepe told
Turkey decorates Saudi king for close ties
Turkey has decorated Saudi Arabia’s King Salman with the country’s highest state medal in recognition of the close ties between the two countries. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday bestowed the medal, saying the Saudi monarch had exerted “great
Turkey strikes at ISIS targets after rockets hit border town
Turkish artillery units on Tuesday shelled ISIS targets across the border in Syria, officials said, hours after rockets fired from Syria struck a Turkish border town, wounding eight people. Two rockets hit the town of Kilis early in the day
Two soldiers killed, nearly 50 wounded in PKK attack in Turkey’s southeast
Two soldiers were killed and nearly 50 people wounded in a car bomb attack on a Turkish gendarmerie base in the southeastern town of Hani overnight, security sources said on Tuesday. A large vehicle laden with explosives rammed into the
King Salman meets Turkey’s Erdogan
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz was welcomed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after arriving in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Monday. As part of king Salman’s official visit to the country, regional and international issues are expected to be discussed
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