Turkey
Turkish, Saudi leaders speak by phone ahead of G20 summit
Middle East
November 21, 2020
Turkish, Saudi leaders speak by phone ahead of G20 summit
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman by phone ahead of the…
Turkey issues detention warrants for 101 people on alleged terrorism links
Middle East
November 20, 2020
Turkey issues detention warrants for 101 people on alleged terrorism links
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 101 people including lawyers and doctors as part of what…
Turkey urges discipline ahead of new COVID-19 curfews
Middle East
November 18, 2020
Turkey urges discipline ahead of new COVID-19 curfews
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s government urged “tight discipline” on Wednesday as the country prepared for new weekend curfews, online schooling…
Gaza: Coronavirus pandemic ruins youth’s hopes for a way out
Middle East
November 15, 2020
Gaza: Coronavirus pandemic ruins youth’s hopes for a way out
Turkey was only meant to be a waypoint on Samer Habib’s journey. But after leaving Gaza in 2018 for Europe,…
Turkey’s COVID-19 deaths returns to April levels
Middle East
November 14, 2020
Turkey’s COVID-19 deaths returns to April levels
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish health ministry statistics show 93 people died in one day of COVID-19 amid a surge in…
Turkey bans smoking in public areas amid surge of COVID-19 patients
Middle East
November 12, 2020
Turkey bans smoking in public areas amid surge of COVID-19 patients
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Wednesday banned smoking in crowded public places to slow a recent surge in symptomatic coronavirus…
Greece, Egypt to welcome ‘more decisive’ US involvement under Biden, Greek PM says
Egypt
November 11, 2020
Greece, Egypt to welcome ‘more decisive’ US involvement under Biden, Greek PM says
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Egypt, which angered Turkey by reaching an agreement on natural resources in the Eastern Mediterranean,…
Turkey interested in producing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine: Russian health ministry
Middle East
November 11, 2020
Turkey interested in producing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine: Russian health ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkey is interested in producing Russia’s first coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, at domestic facilities, Russia’s health ministry…
Analysis: Shock Turkey leadership overhaul could mark pivot on economy
Middle East
November 9, 2020
Analysis: Shock Turkey leadership overhaul could mark pivot on economy
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The shock departure of Turkey’s top two economic policymakers at the weekend sets the stage for an…
Azerbaijani leader: Forces seize key Nagorno-Karabakh city
World
November 8, 2020
Azerbaijani leader: Forces seize key Nagorno-Karabakh city
MOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijani forces have taken control of the strategically key city of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh where fighting with…