A Saudi-led alliance against Qatar is planning to slap economic sanctions on Turkey for its support for Doha during the ongoing diplomatic crisis, diplomatic sources have said. A Saudi-led alliance against Qatar is planning to [ More … ]
Following a series of attacks by the US-backed PKK/PYD towards Turkish military stationed in Syria, the Turkish Armed Forces sent reinforcements and are on high alert, reported Turkish Yeni Safak newspaper. The attacks of the PKK’s [ More … ]
Russia will not abandon the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, even if the South Stream project is revived, Deputy Director for energy of the Russian Institute of Energy and Finance Alexei Belogoryev said. “Russia will not [ More … ]
US Defense Secretary Mattis claims the weapons sent to the YPG militia will be retrieved once Daesh is defeated. The weapons sent to the PKK’s Syrian offshoot, the YPG, in Syria’s Raqqa, will be retrieved [ More … ]
A second batch of Turkish troops arrived in Qatar’s Al-Udeid airbase on Thursday, joining a Turkish detachment already in place for training exercises launched earlier this week. A second batch of Turkish troops arrived in [ More … ]
Agreement reached on increasing efforts to end tension between Gulf states and Qatar, sources from Erdogan’s office say. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and its new crown prince [ More … ]
Turkish Economy minister says Turkey will continue to help Qatar amid row between Gulf states Turkey will continue to help Qatar and plans to send the Gulf country another aid ship carrying 11 tons of [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* Iran is sending ballistic missiles from country to country for the first time. It is hitting a target in Syria which it claims to be responsible for the Tehran attack- much like [ More … ]
Turkey wants to make a “fresh start” with the European Union under a new vision, in the wake of soured relations over recent months, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım stated on June 19. “Unfortunately, the [ More … ]
Turkish Foreign minister says, after holding talks in Qatar and Kuwait, ‘problem can’t be solved with embargoes and sanctions’. As the rift between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc enters its second week, Turkey’s Foreign Minister [ More … ]
Statement by Pakistani reporter says he was held with his cameraman while covering a visit by Turkey’s foreign minister. Saudi Arabia detained a Pakistani journalist and his Turkish cameraman working for Turkey’s state-run English language [ More … ]
Thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey return home for Eid after Turkish authorities open the border ahead of the upcoming festival marking the end of Ramadan. More than 3,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey crossed into [ More … ]
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in Mecca in a bid to resolve the Gulf’s worst diplomatic crisis in years. Turkey’s foreign minister is expected to visit Saudi Arabia on [ More … ]
A fierce spat between Qatar and leading Arab nations could see Doha shift closer to Turkey and Iran in a move that could alter Middle Eastern politics. Seven countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab [ More … ]
Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has called on allies in the Gulf to escalate the diplomatic row with Qatar to include Turkey. According to the news outlet, Al-Sisi urged Gulf leaders to expand their boycott until Ankara [ More … ]
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