Turkey’s lira currency had reached to new all-time lows after president Erdogan called for interest rate cuts in the next two months and said he spoke to the central bank’s new governor about it. “I [ More … ]
Al-Azhar has condemned in a statement “he Zionist entity’s terror and its brutal violations against the people of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem”. “Al-Azhar condemns in the strongest terms the Zionist entity’s terrorism and [ More … ]
To spite the Turkish government, Al Arabiya Network, funded by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, has chosen to promote an anti-Turkey narrative on the 1915 events related to the Armenian issue. While Armenian Orthodox Patriarch [ More … ]
Turkey remains opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood being designated a “terrorist” group by Egypt despite a recent push to repair strained ties between the two countries, Reuters reported Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday. He said Turkey [ More … ]
The move is a new step by Ankara to improve relations with Cairo following a series of talks conducted by the respective intelligence agencies The Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) lawmakers in [ More … ]
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said a Turkish delegation would visit Egypt next month in the first step toward normalization of ties between the two countries. Noting that he spoke with his Egyptian counterpart in [ More … ]
Turkey and Libya have reiterated their commitment to enhancing bilateral ties and the maritime deal, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara prioritizes the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political unity. In a joint news [ More … ]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for the “worrying” developments in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region to come to an end after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart in Istanbul, adding Turkey was ready to provide any [ More … ]
Ankara’s offer comes as the two countries have recently moved to repair diplomatic ties The Turkish government has offered to help Cairo in its emergency operations to reopen the Suez Canal, after a massive container [ More … ]
Ayman Nour reveals details of Turkish officials’ meeting with the representatives of the Egyptian opposition channels in Turkey, denying any reports about the closure of or practicing pressure on the Egyptian opposition channels broadcasting from [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia is seeking to buy armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a press briefing yesterday. Erdogan made the remarks after voicing his displeasure at Riyadh’s decision to carry [ More … ]
The editor-in-chief of the pro-Egyptian regime newspaper, Al Watan, has put forward ten conditions that Turkey must meet before Cairo agrees to “resume talks” with Ankara. Writing on his Facebook page in 12 March Ahmed Elkhateeb [ More … ]
Cairo may be looking to score tactical gains by using Ankara to regain its own value in the eyes of its partners Last month, Egypt announced a new oil-and-gas exploration bid round in the Eastern Mediterranean. It notably [ More … ]
Ankara and Cairo never let their differences get in the way of trade. That’s now paying off. Turkey’s government is seeking a thaw in relations with the Arab world after a long cold spell. Ankara [ More … ]
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the critical importance of Turkey, saying that one can easily see it by looking at the map. “I think that we need to understand that Turkey is an important ally. [ More … ]
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