Turkey
Three-year-old rescued from rubble, Turkey quake death toll hits 81
Middle East
November 2, 2020
Three-year-old rescued from rubble, Turkey quake death toll hits 81
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A three-year-old girl was rescued from a collapsed building in the western Turkish city of Izmir on…
70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 53
Middle East
November 1, 2020
70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 53
IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Rescue workers extricated a 70-year-old man from a collapsed building in western Turkey on Sunday, some…
Pandora’s Box… Radicalization and counter-radicalization in France
Opinion
October 31, 2020
Pandora’s Box… Radicalization and counter-radicalization in France
While presenting his strategic vision to confront “political Islam” in a speech on October 2, French President Emmanuel Macron could…
Death toll reaches 27 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island
Middle East
October 31, 2020
Death toll reaches 27 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island
IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Rescue teams on Saturday plowed through concrete blocks and the debris of eight collapsed buildings in…
Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city
Middle East
October 29, 2020
Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city
TARHOUNA, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan authorities have dug 12 bodies from four more unmarked graves in the city of Tarhouna,…
Turkey has right to act if militants not cleared from Syria border – Erdogan
Middle East
October 28, 2020
Turkey has right to act if militants not cleared from Syria border – Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey had the legitimate right to act again if militants…
Turkish leaders condemn Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Erdogan
Middle East
October 28, 2020
Turkish leaders condemn Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Erdogan
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials on Wednesday railed against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo over its cover-page cartoon mocking…
Turkey-backed fighters retaliate against Syria-allied troops
Middle East
October 27, 2020
Turkey-backed fighters retaliate against Syria-allied troops
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition groups lobbed hundreds of missiles and artillery rockets at government posts in northwestern Syria on…
Turkish leader backs boycott of French goods over cartoon row
Middle East
October 27, 2020
Turkish leader backs boycott of French goods over cartoon row
PARIS/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest…
Hurghada receives its first indirect Russian tourist flight since lockdown on Thursday
Travel
October 25, 2020
Hurghada receives its first indirect Russian tourist flight since lockdown on Thursday
The Hurghada International Airport will receive its first indirect Russian tourist flight since the coronavirus lockdown on Thursday. The flight…