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Armed men in the Libyan city of Zuwarah, hub of oil smuggling activities, have seized a Turkish tanker. The vessel according to Turkish media is called Haci Telli and is operated by the Istanbul-based Transpacific Shipping Company. The tanker headed Read more
President Erdogan of Turkey who is on a working visit to Bahrain held a closed-door meeting with King Hamad to discuss means of expanding their cooperation and strengthening their bilateral ties as well as issues of common interest. After the Read more
A Russian airstrike in Syria has killed at least three Turkish soldiers and injured around eleven during a sortie where “a bomb incidentally hit a building used by the Turkish Army units” of the Euphrates Shield operation that was launched Read more
Private telephone conversations between President Sisi and his Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry were aired on Mukameleen television; a Turkish based channel that has close ties with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt. Five separate conversations allegedly had the two officials Read more
Visiting King Abdullah II of Jordan discussed with President Putin on Wednesday in Moscow the developments in the Middle East presently marred by terrorism and extremist groups. Abdullah said Amman recognizes “Russia’s crucial role” in solving the Syrian conflict and Read more
“We are not far from a final declaration” despite the “very intense discussions” centered on the cessation of hostilities which is about saving Syrian lives, UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said. The talks are being considered as “progressing” by Read more
Turkish ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan has embarked on a visit to three African countries in a move to impede influence of his foe, Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric exiled in the United States. After Senegal, Chad and Morocco, Ankara is Read more
Turkish security authorities Monday announced the arrest of the alleged attacker of Reina nightclub in Istanbul on the New Year eve. The suspect identified as Abdulkadir Masharipov; an Uzbek national was pinned down in a house in senyurt district of Read more
Opposition Syrian rebel groups that met in Ankara, Turkey, over the weekend have decided to attend the peace talks slated to take place on January 23 in Kazakhstan. The talks spearheaded by Russia, Turkey and Iran are expected to pave Read more
After some members of the Turkish parliament exchanged physical blows during the debate over the constitutional reform backed by the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party, three of the eighteen articles that are part of the proposal have been approved. Read more