Turkey
Turkey detains 29 IS militants in Istanbul raids
Middle East
July 7, 2017
Turkey detains 29 IS militants in Istanbul raids
Turkish police detained 29 suspected Islamic State group militants in raids in Istanbul on Friday, the country’s state-run news agency…
Qatar Airways joins Gulf carriers off US laptop ban list
Middle East
July 6, 2017
Qatar Airways joins Gulf carriers off US laptop ban list
Qatar Airways joined two other major long-haul Gulf carriers on Thursday in getting off a US ban on laptops and…
Turkey angered by German protest artwork ahead of G20 summit
World
July 6, 2017
Turkey angered by German protest artwork ahead of G20 summit
Turkey has condemned an activist art installation in Berlin that portrayed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a dictator, shortly…
U.S. eyes arms for Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria even after Raqqa’s fall
Middle East
June 27, 2017
U.S. eyes arms for Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria even after Raqqa’s fall
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday left open the possibility of longer-term assistance to Kurdish YPG militia in Syria,…
Turkey rejects Gulf Arab states’ demands over its Qatar base
Middle East
June 23, 2017
Turkey rejects Gulf Arab states’ demands over its Qatar base
Turkey on Friday rejected a key demand by several Arab states involved in a major dispute with Qatar, saying Ankara…
Iraq says agreed with Egypt on establishing joint oil companies
Egypt
June 19, 2017
Iraq says agreed with Egypt on establishing joint oil companies
Iraqi VP Iyad Allawi said he agreed with Egyptian officials on establishing joint companies for oil, natural gas and petrochemicals,…
Thousands rally in Turkey after opposition lawmaker jailed
Middle East
June 15, 2017
Thousands rally in Turkey after opposition lawmaker jailed
Several thousand people took to the streets of Turkey’s two biggest cities on Thursday to protest against a 25-year prison…
Arab powers draw up Qatari blacklist; Turkey to send troops as Gulf crisis deepens
Middle East
June 9, 2017
Arab powers draw up Qatari blacklist; Turkey to send troops as Gulf crisis deepens
Arab states that have isolated Qatar tightened their squeeze on Friday by putting dozens of figures with links to the…
Police detain Amnesty International’s Turkey chief
Middle East
June 7, 2017
Police detain Amnesty International’s Turkey chief
Amnesty International’s chairman in Turkey has been detained as part of a crackdown against people suspected of links to US-based…
Qatar in talks with Turkey and Iran to provide food, water: official
Middle East
June 7, 2017
Qatar in talks with Turkey and Iran to provide food, water: official
Qatar is in talks with Iran and Turkey to secure food and water supplies amid concerns of possible shortages two…