The Turkish prime minister said Wednesday Ankara is still committed to getting membership in the EU, adding that a thaw in relations with Russia is not an alternative to Europe. Binali Yildirim’s remarks came at [ More … ]
By: Yusuf Kaplan* Saudi Arabia “boiled over” the previous night. U.S. media suddenly spread coup rumours in the country. To be honest, a “coup” did happen in the country, but it happened a while ago. Crown Prince [ More … ]
By: Kemal Öztürk* In my opinion, this is one of the most congenial lines of the press world: “Behind the scenes of such and such an incident…” A mysterious, exciting and appealing sentence disclosing the unknown. [ More … ]
The parliamentary and presidential polls had previously been slated for November 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for snap parliamentary and presidential elections to be held on June 24, more than a year earlier than [ More … ]
US hits ‘Syrian Military Sites’, in collaboration with UK and France, as Russia and Iran warn of consequences. US President Donald Trump has ordered air attacks in Syria “on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities”, in collaboration with [ More … ]
Somali security officials said they have seized a large cache of money that arrived Sunday at Mogadishu airport from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Two senior security officials told VOA Somali three suitcases containing $9.6 [ More … ]
By: Shahap Kavcioglu* As the Turkish economy grew by 5.4 percent in the first and second quarters of 2017, it reached a peak of 11.3 percent in the third quarter, and its strong growth performance [ More … ]
Turkish president’s comments follow condemnation of Israeli army’s killing of 17 Palestinian protesters in Gaza. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his comments targeting Turkey’s ongoing military operation [ More … ]
A growing list of world leaders on Saturday condemned Israeli attacks on civilians in the Gaza Strip that martyred 15 Palestinians during peaceful protests the previous day. The German foreign ministry voiced deep concerning for [ More … ]
We reject the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt dated 19 March regarding the operation conducted by Turkey in Afrin. Taking the lead among countries defending the territorial integrity and political unity [ More … ]
Egypt’s foreign ministry on Sunday expressed condemnation of Turkey’s military intervention in Afrin, , saying it constitutes a “fresh violation of Syrian sovereignty.”!! Turkey’s army said it shelled shelters and hideouts used by militants in [ More … ]
“Only Death” Will Stop Me From Ruling the kingdom, Mohammed bin Salman said in his first interview with an American television network, Mohammed bin Salman shared his thoughts on Iran, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, his [ More … ]
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will arrive in Cairo on Monday for an official visit to Egypt, according to the Egyptian Presidency. Talks between President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and al-Bashir will tackle “brotherly relations in all fields [ More … ]
The Turkish military said Sunday it had taken complete control of the Afrin town center in northwestern Syria. “The Afrin town center was taken under control by Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army,” the [ More … ]
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Saturday broke his silence on the controversial Berbera Port deal issuing a warning to foreign companies investing in Somalia without consent from the Federal Government . In his speech [ More … ]
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