'6 Israeli crossings with Gaza must be opened,’ says Egypt's foreign minister
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday stressed the need to open Israeli crossings with the besieged Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports. “We demand that the six Israeli crossings with Gaza...
View ArticleTurkish President Erdogan stresses need to prevent recent Iran-Israel tension...
Meeting with the head of Hamas, the Turkish president on Saturday stressed the need to prevent recent developments in Israel’s tension with Iran from benefiting Tel Aviv and to instead keep the focus...
View ArticleTurkiye: Focus should be on ‘humanitarian crisis’ in Gaza
Turkiye hopes for renewed attention on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza, where Israeli attacks have killed more than 33,800 Palestinians, Anadolu reported Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz saying...
View ArticleSyria’s first astronaut dies in Turkiye aged 73
The first Syrian and Muslim astronaut to enter space has died at the age of 73 in Turkiye, 14 years after fleeing Syria and becoming the most prominent revolutionary and critic of the Assad regime....
View ArticleUS provides political protection for Israeli massacres: Hamas chief Ismail...
Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday that tens of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip have been killed using US weapons, adding that Washington’s veto against the establishment...
View ArticleTurkiye calls on international community to recognise Palestine state
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday called on the international community to oppose the US veto on Palestine’s UN bid, and recognize Palestine state. “It is unjust that Palestine is not...
View ArticleWill Qatar withdrawal from the Gaza mediation file allow Turkiye to play a...
On 15 April, Congressman Steny Hoyer issued a statement on his official website that included many inaccuracies about Hamas, Israel and the role played by Qatar in the crisis. In his statement, the...
View ArticleUAE launches military exercise with 10-nation participation
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said, Monday, that it has started a three-week joint military exercise named Desert Flag 9, with participation from 10 countries, local UAE media reports. According to...
View ArticleIraq, Turkiye, UAE, Qatar sign pact on $17bn transport hub project
Iraq, Turkiye, the UAE and Qatar have signed a quadripartite agreement on Iraq’s ambitious $17 billion transportation and infrastructure project aimed at transforming the country into a regional...
View ArticleSotheby’s Islamic art auction spotlights Ottoman gems
This year’s Arts of the Islamic World and India exhibition at Sotheby’s in London mesmerised visitors with a dazzling display of treasures from the Ottoman Empire and beyond, Anadolu Agency reports....
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Norway urges donors to resume funding to UN agency for...
At least 17 countries, including the US, UK, Australia and many EU countries, halted payments to UNRWA.
View ArticleTurkish youth activists demand Ankara cut trade with Israel
Thousands of youth in Istanbul and across Turkiye have marched for a free Palestine since 7 October. Protestors, though, find themselves walking a thin line between arrest and freedom that is often not...
View ArticleTurkiye may deploy Russian S-400 air defences against PKK
Turkiye may deploy its advanced Russian S-400 air defences on the Iraqi border for its planned summer defence programme against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Turkiye newspaper...
View ArticlePalestine hails Turkiye export restrictions on Israel amid Gaza onslaught
Palestinian Economy Minister, Mohammed Alamour, on Tuesday welcomed a Turkish decision to restrict exports of certain goods to Israel amid Tel Aviv’s deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency...
View ArticleQatar, Turkiye dismiss reports alleging Hamas leaders will be deported from Doha
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Qatari Foreign Ministry have both dismissed reports alleging that Doha is planning to deport Hamas leaders, Anadolu reported. Speaking to journalists upon...
View ArticleErdogan: Netanyahu, the Hitler of our time, will not escape justice
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, saying that neither he nor his associates will escape justice. Erdogan told...
View ArticleTurkiye military spending rebounds to grow 37% in 2023: SIPRI
Turkiye’s military spending rebounded in 2023 to grow by 37 per cent year-over-year, a leading think tank on conflict and defence said Monday, local Turkish media reports. According to the report,...
View ArticleTop officials visit Egypt to discuss Rafah ground offensive, Israel media claims
Top Israeli intelligence and military officials visited Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials ahead of a planned ground attack in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Israeli media claimed on Wednesday,...
View ArticlePalestine hails Turkiye export restrictions on Israel amid Gaza onslaught
Palestinian Economy Minister, Mohammed Alamour, on Tuesday welcomed a Turkish decision to restrict exports of certain goods to Israel amid Tel Aviv’s deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency...
View ArticleErdogan: Trade relations between Turkiye, Israel have ceased
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that the situation in Gaza constitutes an unparalleled level of injustice, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatening the security...
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