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Middle East Summary 2016 – Video

December 31, 2016 Support

Egypt coup : Was it not a coup ?

December 28, 2016 Support

Egypt’s foreign Minister on CNN still claims ousting elected president was not a coup.

Turkey set to help provide electricity to Gaza

Electricity Crisis on Turkish delegation agenda visiting Gaza

July 11, 2016 Support

A delegation from Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry is currently visiting the Gaza Strip to discuss means of meeting the coastal enclave’s demand for electricity. The visit comes two weeks after Ankara and Tel [ More … ]

Doha summons US ambassador over video that appears to show American troops disparaging Qatar

US ambassador to Qatar summoned over flag video

June 9, 2016 Support

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned U.S. ambassador in Doha, Dana Shell Smith, over a video that emerged of U.S. troops who appear to be making disparaging comments about Qatar. In a statement, the ministry [ More … ]

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu delivers a speech during a joint press conference with Romanian Foreign Minister Lazar Comanescu and Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski after the first trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting between Turkey, Poland and Romania in Warsaw, Poland on June 9, 2016.

Turkish FM: Russia targets civilians, violates the truce in Syria

June 9, 2016 Support

Despite being the co-chair of the International Syria Support Group, Russia has breached the truce in Syria more than any other country, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday. The minister’s remarks came during a joint [ More … ]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a press conference ahead of his visit to United States to attend Muhammad Ali's funeral, at the Esenboga International Airport, in Ankara, Turkey on June 08, 2016.

Turkey plans its possible moves against German genocide resolution

June 9, 2016 Support

Turkey has outlined its possible moves if Germany does not correct its “mistake” following Bundstag’s non-binding resolution recognizing Armenian “genocide” claims, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. In remarks made to reporters late Wednesday at [ More … ]

Policemen keep guard as the ambulances arrive at the site after an explosion took place in Beyazit district of Istanbul, Turkey on June 07, 2016.

World condemns terror blast hits historic Istanbul district

June 7, 2016 Support

Countries worldwide and international organizations have voiced condemnation and concern following an early morning terror blast in Istanbul’s Beyazit town Tuesday which killed 11 people, including seven police officers. The terror attack by a bomb-laden car on a riot police vehicle [ More … ]

Child, who has been injured, receives medical attention at Al-Ravda hospital, in Taiz, Yemen on June 3, 2016.

Saudi Arabia hands child prisoners coincides with removal of Saudi-led coalition from UN child rights blacklist

June 7, 2016 Support

Saudi Arabia has handed 54 child prisoners over to the Yemeni government, a Yemeni government source has said. The move was followed by the removal of a Saudi-led coalition — currently fighting Yemen’s Shia Houthi [ More … ]

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Syria rebels leave last Homs district following rare ceasefire deal

December 10, 2015 Support

Hundreds of Syrians, including rebels, leave last opposition-held area of Homs under ceasefire deal with the regime. Hundreds of Syrians, including rebel fighters, have left the last rebel-held area of Homs as part of a [ More … ]

14 Palestinians drowned in flooded tunnel

December 8, 2015 Support

Gazan Civil Defense rescue team say that at least 14 Palestinians have gone missing after Egyptian military forces flooded a smuggling tunnel with seawater. Muhammad al-Meidana, a Civil Defense official, told Ma’an news that rescue [ More … ]

A picture taken on December 7, 2015 shows smoke billowing in the rural town of Husayba, in the Euphrates Valley seven kilometres (4.5 miles) east of Ramadi, where Iraqi government forces have been closing on Islamic State (IS) group militants who seized the Anbar province's capital in May after a three-day blitz involving dozens of huge truck bombs. Iraqi security forces have fought their way to the outskirts of Ramadi, where they have been battling the IS jihadists in the past weeks. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

US coalition denies killing syrian troops

December 7, 2015 Support

The Syrian government has said three of its soldiers have been killed in a US-led coalition air strike, but the coalition has denied responsibility. The Syrian foreign ministry said jets fired missiles at an army [ More … ]

Salafist fighters in Yemen. Photo from Youtube.

The battle of Taiz – a revenge war

December 6, 2015 Support

The ancient sothern city of Taiz, in Yemen has been the hot spot of the fighting the recent months, with the Houthi movement besieging its half-a-million people as they fight forces loyal to the president, [ More … ]

Tunisian women that have joined the Islamic State.

Over 700 Tunisian women have joined IS

December 5, 2015 Support

Around 700 Tunisian women have traveled to Syria to join extremist groups, such as the Islamic State (IS), minister for women issues Samira Merai told the Tunisian parliament on Friday. A total of 5,000 persons [ More … ]

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters preparing a rocket launcher as they guard a position at the frontline of fighting against Islamic State (IS) group's militants near the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, west of the city of Mosul. The US-led coalition has made Iraqi and Syrian Kurdish forces primary allies against the Islamic State jihadist group, but over-reliance on the Kurds carries risks, analysts warn. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED / AFP / SAFIN HAMED

Iraqi irritation over Turkish troops

December 5, 2015 Support

More than 100 Turkish soldiers have been deployed to an area near the Iraqi city of Mosul, that is under control of the Islamic State (IS), to replace a unit providing training to Iraqi troops, [ More … ]

Ayman Abbas (C), head of the Egyptian election committee, holds a press conference on December 4, 2015 in the capital Cairo. About 28 percent of Egyptian voters cast ballots in a staggered parliamentary election dominated by pro-government candidates following a crackdown on the main Islamist opposition group. AFP PHOTO / STR / AFP / -

Egyptian elections dominated by pro-Sisi candidates

December 4, 2015 Support

About 28 per cent of Egyptian voters cast ballots in a staggered parliamentary election dominated by pro-government candidates, the countryâ€™s election committee announced on Friday, following a crackdown on the main Islamist opposition group. Experts [ More … ]