Turkey wants to clear Islamic State from a 90 km (56 miles) stretch of territory on the Syrian side of its border, an official said on Wednesday, a week after launching an operation that have [ More … ]
Russia questioned on Tuesday a report by the United Nations and a global chemical weapons watchdog that blamed Syrian government forces for two chlorine gas attacks, saying the U.N. Security Council could not use the [ More … ]
– Goal is to let Russian citizens visiting Turkey pay in rubles and Turks visiting Russia pay in liras: Turkish minister Turkey and Russia are exploring the option of using each other’s local currencies in [ More … ]
– Dozens protest in Cairo to call on authorities to disclose fate of those who have disappeared since Egypt’s 2013 military coup Dozens of Egyptians staged a protest outside the parliament building in Cairo on [ More … ]
– Presidential spokesman: ‘We have a problem with the PKK; we have a ‘terrorist organizations’ problem’ – Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin has strongly condemned accusations that Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield is against Kurds in Syria [ More … ]
– Six terrorist PKK targets destroyed in southeastern air operation, says military Turkish jets destroyed PKK targets in the Hakkari province of southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, the military said, reported Anadolu Agency. In a statement [ More … ]
As the Egyptian economy struggles, small and big businessmen will turn to underground traders to fulfill the hard currency shortage and their foreign exchange needs, as reported by Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal [ More … ]
Israeli forces carried out multiple predawn detention raids across the occupied Palestinian territory between Monday and Tuesday and detained at least 23 Palestinians — including two minors — according to Palestinian and Israeli security sources. [ More … ]
Prime Minister of Jordan Hani Mulki on Tuesday started an official two-day visit to Cairo, where he was scheduled to co-chair with his Egyptian counterpart Sherif Ismail the 26th session meetings of the Joint Jordanian-Egyptian [ More … ]
At least 874 electoral lists have registered to compete in Palestinian municipal polls slated for October, including 787 in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and 87 in the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to Palestine’s official electoral [ More … ]
The Egyptian Army has broken into the world of private schools within his continuing efforts to expand its investments, which observers say they are crowding out the private sector companies, and hampering the investment climate [ More … ]
Doha’s Hamad International Airport, added, as from Tuesday, a $10 fee for all departing passengers, including those catching connecting flights, following a decision over the weekend, revealed The Associated Press. According to a statement by [ More … ]
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed on Tuesday 17 cooperative agreements, reported Xinhua 17 memorandums of understanding (MoU) were signed between the two nations in fields [ More … ]
By: NAGEHAN ALÇI* The PYD is as dangerous as DAESH. They are like Siamese twins in Syria Supported by Turkey, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) continues its advance after cleansing Jarablus of DAESH presence. However, [ More … ]
In an unprecedented move, Cairo University signed a contract with Egypt’s Armed Forces Commission to supervise the food services and the hostel kitchens, as unveiled by Dr. Mohamed Osman Al-Khosht, the Cairo University Vice President [ More … ]
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