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Qatar and Turkey pledged Wednesday to increase cooperation in mutual military training as part of intention to bolster security cooperation. The pledge came during the meeting in Istanbul between Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulus Akar and his Qatari counterpart Khalid bin Read more
Turkey will inaugurate in the first quarter of next year country’s fastest metro line, in the city of the Istanbul, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu, reports say. Karaismailoğlu took part in the mock run of the metro Monday. The Read more
Kuwait has unveiled 14-project plan valued $8.2 billion to upgrade its main airport in capital Kuwait City, Trade Arabia reports citing local Arabic daily Al Anba. The plan, unveiled by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) includes a new Read more
A Jordanian citizen arrested in Turkey for allegedly spying for the UAE has been released but banned from leaving the country, Daily Sabah reports. Ahmed Mahmoud Ayesh Al Astal attended the hearing at the Sakarya 2nd High Criminal Court via Read more
Turkey has reverted plans to expel 10 foreign diplomats including US envoy after a secret deal with US officials that the envoys will re-commit to non-interference into Turkey’s internal affairs, Middle East Eye (MEE) reports. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Read more
Turkish spy service, National Intelligence Organization (MIT), has arrested two alleged Iranian intelligence agents collaborating with six other Turkish citizens for an operation to kidnap a former Iranian military officer, reports say. The two alleged Iranian spy agent and their Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdoğan will start from October 17, a four-day diplomatic tour of Africa that will take him to Angola, Nigeria and Togo. The first step of the tour is Angola after hosting in July the leader of Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan laid Monday foundation for the country’s Pentagon; a new headquarters of the defense and armed forces. The complex, tentatively named “Crescent Star,” will house the ministry, now led by former Chief of General Staff Hulusi Read more
Turkey’s Anadolu Shipyard (ADIK) last week delivered one of the cadet training ships (CTS) it has manufactured for the Qatari Emiri Navy, QTS 91 Al Doha, Daily Sabah reports. The vessel is part of two training ships ordered from the Read more
The consortium of Chinese investors who had agreed to buy a majority stake in an expressway project in Turkey is looking to terminate the deal after failing to agree on the terms of the transaction, Zawya reports. The disagreement, the Read more