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
Three British teenagers detained in Istanbul trying to join ISIS: officials
Three British teenagers have been detained in the Turkish city of Istanbul while planning to cross the border into neighbouring Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Turkish officials said on Sunday. The three, who have
U.S. general seeks Turkish role in Mosul fight
As Iraqi forces pushed into Tikrit, a top U.S. general visited Turkey on Wednesday to seek a Turkish role in the upcoming operation aiming to retake Mosul from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group after its militants
Turkish PM: U.N. had ‘no Plan A’ to end Syria war
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday took a swipe on the United Nations and the international community for not having a plan to end the worsening Syrian conflict. Davutoglu told reporters after meeting Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that the
Jailed Kurdish leader in Turkey urges PKK to lay down arms
The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Saturday urged the separatists to take a “historic” decision to lay down arms, a key step in efforts to end Turkey’s long-running Kurdish insurgency. Reading a statement live on television,
Two Turkish warplanes crash in central province, killing four
Two Turkish warplanes crashed during a training exercise on Tuesday in the central Turkish province of Malatya, killing all four crew, the military said. Contact was lost with the RF-4E reconnaisance aircraft after they took off from Malatya air base
In tomb rescue, Turkey plays off warring Syrian sides
By extracting dozens of its soldiers surrounded by Islamist fighters in Syria, Turkey has warded off a potential crisis and shown its ability to maneuver between rival warring parties, including Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Several hundred Turkish
AKP rejects motion to probe ISIS activities in Turkey: report
Turkey’s ruling AKP party has rejected a parliamentary motion calling for a probe into the activities of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Turkey, the country’s Hurriyet Daily reported on Sunday. The daily quoted Nazmi Gür, a
Turkish army ‘evacuates’ tiny Syrian enclave
A Turkish convoy has completed an operation in Syria to evacuate the garrison at a tiny enclave where the tomb of the forefather of the Ottoman empire stands, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing two unnamed senoir Turkish officials. Despite the
Snow breaks Istanbul record in Mideast cold snap
Parts of the Middle East continue to grapple with blizzards as heavy snowfall breaks a chilling new record in Istanbul and a third snowstorm in Lebanon prompted the education minister to order all schools in mountainous areas to shut on
Erdogan unhappy with Turkish spy chief’s resignation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he was unhappy with the decision of powerful intelligence chief Hakan Fidan to resign from his post and stand for parliament in June elections. “I do not view Hakan Fidan’s candidacy positively,”
Turkey pulls out of Munich conference to avoid Israeli delegation
Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday pulled out of a security conference in Munich at the last minute, saying he did not wish to attend a joint session with an Israeli delegation. Relations between Israel and Turkey remain strained
Turkey: U.S. ‘sorry’ for not taking advice on Syria
U.S. officials told their Turkish counterparts that Washington is “sorry” for not taking Ankara’s proposals on increasing radicalism in Syria and Iraq into consideration, Hurriyet Daily reported Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu as saying on Wednesday. “U.S. officials, including [Secretary
Turkey arrests ‘first Turkish ISIS suspect’
Authorities in Turkey arrested a man suspected of working for the Islamic State (IS), in what local media said was the first arrest of a Turkish citizen linked to the jihadist group. The man, identified as Musa Goktas from Ankara,
Erdogan: Turkey ready ‘to pay price’ if found guilty of Armenian massacres
Turkey is ready to “pay the price” if found guilty of the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. In a live interview with state-run TRT channel on Thursday, Erdogan said his country would
Turkey tells Kurdish rebels to lay down arms in March
Turkey’s government has demanded that the outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) lay down its arms on March 21, the Kurdish New Year, and relaunch peace talks to end three decades of conflict. In what appeared to be the first direct
Turkey’s Erdogan says no to Syrian Kurdistan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country opposes the idea of a Kurdish-controlled autonomous government in northern Syria, local media reported on Tuesday. “We do not want a new Iraq. What’s this? Northern Iraq,” Erdogan told the Hurriyet
Turkey detains 26 security officers over wiretapping
Turkish police detained 26 security officers on Tuesday on suspicion of illegally wiretapping politicians, civil servants and businessmen, Dogan News Agency reported. The raids were a further salvo in President Tayyip Erdogan’s campaign against supporters of his ally turned arch-foe,
Turkey opens biggest camp for Kobane refugees
Turkey on Sunday opened its biggest-ever refugee camp to host thousands of Syrian Kurds who fled an onslaught on the town of Kobane by Islamist militants, Turkey’s emergency management agency said. The camp, located in the Turkish border town of
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