Turkey
Erdogan’s party contests election results in Istanbul and Ankara
Middle East
April 3, 2019
Erdogan’s party contests election results in Istanbul and Ankara
CNN)–Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) is officially contesting its losses in this week’s local elections. According to results announced…
Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections but loses Ankara
Middle East
April 1, 2019
Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections but loses Ankara
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party led Sunday’s mayoral elections but suffered setbacks as the opposition…
Turks vote in test for Erdogan as recession hits home
Middle East
March 31, 2019
Turks vote in test for Erdogan as recession hits home
Turkey voted in local elections on Sunday in a test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with his ruling party risking…
Lira wobbles as U.S. ties with Turkey fray
Middle East
March 29, 2019
Lira wobbles as U.S. ties with Turkey fray
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s fiery anti-U.S. rhetoric helped spark a currency collapse in 2018 that plunged his…
Despite talk of returns, Turkey quietly works to integrate Syrian refugees
Middle East
March 29, 2019
Despite talk of returns, Turkey quietly works to integrate Syrian refugees
GAZIANTEP, Turkey – When his rebel fighter son was killed and life in Syria became impossible for Jamal Sahlabji, he…
Ousted party seeks to reclaim Kurdish heartlands in Turkish vote
Middle East
March 27, 2019
Ousted party seeks to reclaim Kurdish heartlands in Turkish vote
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Actor Kemal Ulusoy and the rest of his Kurdish theater group lost their jobs along with…
The Latest: Spain busts trafficking gang in northern Africa
Middle East
March 26, 2019
The Latest: Spain busts trafficking gang in northern Africa
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on migrants trying to get to Europe (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Spanish police…
New Zealand orders top-level inquiry into mosque massacres
World
March 25, 2019
New Zealand orders top-level inquiry into mosque massacres
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday ordered an independent judicial inquiry into whether police and intelligence services could…
Egypt’s SIS to summon BBC over ‘biased’ coverage
Egypt
March 24, 2019
Egypt’s SIS to summon BBC over ‘biased’ coverage
Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) said on Sunday that it would summon the head of BBC’s Cairo office to its…
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
Middle East
March 23, 2019
SDF will keep fighting Islamic State sleeper cells
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formally announced the destruction of Islamic State’s control of…