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Pro-government forces have pulled out of Ariha after intense fighting with a coalition of Islamist rebel groups known as the Army of Conquest led by the Al Nusra Front. With the fall of Ariha, the last government-controlled city in the Read more
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu told the General Assembly of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges that the government is working towards making the country one of the top 10 biggest global economies by 2023 as it continues to Read more
As the transportation agreement between Ankara and Cairo is set to expire in a fortnight, Çetin Nuhoğlu, the head of the Turkey-based International Transporters’ Association (UND) has announced that trial test drives will begin this week on new routes through Read more
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu is on a working visit to Malta and has denied accusations that Ankara supplied Libya with weapons citing that it is against their values. The minister is in Malta to boost ties between the two Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has completed his official visit to Saudi Arabia where he held discussions with newly crowned King Salman. He hinted that Salman appealed for smooth relations between Ankara and Cairo but he presented the reservations they had Read more
The invitation of Qatar and Turkey to take part in a ministerial meeting of the International Contact Group for Libya (ICG-L) was disapproved by Egypt and Libya prompting them to boycott the meeting. Monitored repots claimed that the two countries Read more
Washington has given a $6million grant to the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) to boost their activities in their controlled areas. The financial help was not welcomed by some politicians in the U.S who are afraid that some of the amount Read more
For the first time in the history between Lebanon and Syria, a visa will be needed to cross into Lebanese territory from war torn Syria. The implementation of the scheme is seen as measure than will enhance the control of Read more
The Middle Eastern countries continue to feed the growth of the world military industry. Emboldened by the oil revenues, these countries, including Turkey, spent about $170 billion on defense in 2013, according to a report released by the Stockholm International Read more
Cooperation between Turkey and Russia for the construction of the first nuclear power plant is ongoing and work on the Akkuyu site in Turkey’s Mersin Province is expected to start early next year. Discussions are also being held for the construction Read more