Middle East
Turkey asks Germany to extradite Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim
March 6, 2018
Turkey asks Germany to extradite Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim
Turkey on Monday asked German authorities to detain and extradite Salih Muslim, the founder and former co-chair of Syria’s Democratic…
Turkey: State broadcaster censors music
March 6, 2018
Turkey: State broadcaster censors music
In 2010, Kurdish singer Rojda was sentenced to one year and eight months in jail: Her songs were declared “terrorist…
Eastern Ghouta: Who’s to blame for the mayhem?
March 6, 2018
Eastern Ghouta: Who’s to blame for the mayhem?
In a hospital in Eastern Ghouta, Bassam Bakri, an anesthesiologist is describing the suffering. “[Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad is bombing…
Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught
March 6, 2018
Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught
An international convoy has cut short its mission to Syria’s rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta after delivering desperately needed aid…
Saudi-owned private broadcaster pulls the plug on Turkish dramas
March 5, 2018
Saudi-owned private broadcaster pulls the plug on Turkish dramas
The Arab world’s largest private broadcaster has stopped showing Turkish television programs, it said on Monday, as tensions rise between…
UN rights body orders probe of Eastern Ghouta siege in Syria
March 5, 2018
UN rights body orders probe of Eastern Ghouta siege in Syria
The UN Human Rights Council on Monday ordered an immediate probe into the situation in Syria’s besieged rebel enclave of…
Turkey detains 12 in anti-IS raids after US embassy closure
March 5, 2018
Turkey detains 12 in anti-IS raids after US embassy closure
Turkey on Monday launched a crackdown on the Islamic State extremist group and boosted security in Ankara after the US…
Aid convoy headed to besieged rebel-held Damascus suburbs
March 5, 2018
Aid convoy headed to besieged rebel-held Damascus suburbs
Desperate for food and basic medicines, many of the besieged and bombarded Syrian civilians in Damascus’ eastern suburbs of Ghouta…
Syria’s Assad says Ghouta campaign must go on
March 5, 2018
Syria’s Assad says Ghouta campaign must go on
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday his forces must push on with their campaign to retake the besieged enclave of…
US embassy in Ankara says will be closed on Monday due to security threat
March 5, 2018
US embassy in Ankara says will be closed on Monday due to security threat
The US embassy in Turkey’s capital Ankara will be closed to the public on Monday due to a security threat…