Turkey
Turkey marks fourth anniversary of failed 2016 coup attempt
Middle East
July 16, 2020
Turkey marks fourth anniversary of failed 2016 coup attempt
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey marked the fourth anniversary of an attempted 2016 military coup Wednesday with ceremonies and memorial events…
Airstrikes on northwest Syria after blast wounds 3 Russians
Middle East
July 15, 2020
Airstrikes on northwest Syria after blast wounds 3 Russians
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian warplanes carried out more than a dozen airstrikes in northwest Syria on Tuesday, opposition activists said,…
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
Middle East
July 14, 2020
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece on Tuesday described Turkey’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque as…
Libyan parliament officially grants Egypt right to military intervention in Libya
Egypt
July 14, 2020
Libyan parliament officially grants Egypt right to military intervention in Libya
The Libyan parliament on Monday granted the Egyptian armed forces the right to intervene in the country’s ongoing conflict to…
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: ruling party spokesman
Middle East
July 14, 2020
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: ruling party spokesman
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Mosaics in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered by curtains or lasers during times of Muslim…
Turkish industrial output shrank 20% in May, hit by coronavirus
Middle East
July 13, 2020
Turkish industrial output shrank 20% in May, hit by coronavirus
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish industrial production shrank a less-than-expected 19.9 percent year-on-year in May, data showed on Monday, as a…
Turkey will inform UNESCO about Hagia Sophia moves, minister says
Middle East
July 13, 2020
Turkey will inform UNESCO about Hagia Sophia moves, minister says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey will inform the United Nation’s cultural body UNESCO about steps being taken regarding Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia,…
Lives will be lost as Syria aid access cut, aid agencies warn
Middle East
July 12, 2020
Lives will be lost as Syria aid access cut, aid agencies warn
BEIRUT (Reuters) — A UN Security Council resolution that leaves only one of two border crossings open for aid deliveries…
UN approves aid to Syria’s rebel area through 1 crossing
Middle East
July 12, 2020
UN approves aid to Syria’s rebel area through 1 crossing
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia scored a victory for its ally Syria on Saturday by forcing the Security Council to…
Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque after Turkish court ruling
Middle East
July 11, 2020
Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque after Turkish court ruling
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque on Friday with the first Muslim prayers to…