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Turkish intelligence services have arrested a Palestinian man for allegedly spying on Arab nationals living in Turkey on behalf of the UAE, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. The man, according to a senior Turkish security official who spoke on condition Read more
Egypt has instructed its media to water down criticism of Turkey at time both are engaged in secret talks to iron out conflicting files including Libya, reports say. A source in Egyptian state TV who asked not to be named, Read more
A top Emirati official has slammed Turkish President Erdogan’s remark that Turkish military base in Qatar has contributed to the stability of the Gulf region. “The Turkish military presence in the Arab Gulf is an emergency,” Anwar Gargash, the UAE’s Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lauded the presence of Turkish forces in Qatar as a stability and peace factor in the Gulf region. “No one except for those making plans of chaos should be disturbed by Turkey and the Read more
The Egyptian capital Cairo has been chosen to house the headquarters of the eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum, Arab Finance reports citing statement from Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Egypt, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Israel according to the ministry Read more
Turkey will build a railway between Mosul and Turkey, reports say citing the governor of the Iraqi city. Najim al-Jubouri, in a statement to semi-state newspaper Al Sabaah, indicated that a team of engineers with the support of Turkish companies Read more
Turkey announced the death of two of its soldiers, killed in an operation against blacklisted PKK group in Northern Iraq. The two soldiers, according to Turkish defense ministry, were killed in an attack by the terrorists to the Operation Claw-Tiger Read more
Qatari news network, Al Jazeera, will soon resume operating in Algeria 20 years after authorities shut down the office of the Doha-media. Algerian authorities reportedly early this week validated a license application from the media. They however rebuffed the renewal Read more
California-based media and tech service provider Netflix has delayed the release of French film “Cuties” in Turkey after the Turkish media watchdog (RTUK) ordered the movie to be scrapped because it might lead to potential child exploitation, Middle East Monitor Read more
A UN expert has lambasted Monday the Saudi court final ruling on the case of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi arguing that the verdict carries ‘no legal or moral legitimacy’. A court in the kingdom handed 20 years in Read more