Turkey: Erdoğan softens tone in first public appearance since the elections

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday urged political parties to fast-track the formation of a new cabinet, probably a coalition, following the June 7 parliamentary elections which saw the ruling party AKP lose its majority. Speaking at a graduation Read more

Palestine: Abbas rejects Netanyahu’s call for talks unless settlements are halted

Palestinian-Israeli talks could not be resumed unless settlements in the occupied territories are stopped. This was the reply of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Netanyahu’s call to resume negotiations with Palestine “without preconditions.” President Abbas replied to Netanyahu from Serbia Read more