Team Trump must match its new rhetoric on Syria with action The raging battle between two U.S. allies in northern Syria is a stark illustration that despite some new rhetoric, the Trump administration still lacks the will and leverage needed to lead a solution to the Syrian crisis, or even […]
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Two dead in ‘Day of Rage’ over Jerusalem, Palestinian president defiant At least two people were killed in clashes with Israeli troops on Friday when thousands of Palestinians demonstrated against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the Palestinian president said Washington could no longer be […]
Qatar retools after boycott by top auto parts supplier Dubai Qatar retools after boycott by top auto parts supplier Dubai:- In a dusty industrial zone in the south of Doha where the city’s auto repair shops are clustered, one unlucky blue Hyundai Santa Fe has been sitting with its front […]
19, including Turkish security, indicted for attacking protesters in DC 19, including Turkish security, indicted for attacking protesters in DC:- Nineteen people, including 15 members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail, have been indicted for attacking protesters during Erdogan’s visit to Washington, D.C., in May. The charges, dealt […]
Thousands rally in Istanbul against Israel’s Al-Aqsa mosque measures Thousands of people rallied in Turkey’s largest city on Sunday against security measures Israel has imposed at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, shortly after Israel removed other measures that led to two weeks of violent Palestinian protests. The rally in Istanbul, […]
U.S.-Russia ceasefire deal should be expanded to cover all Syria U.S.-Russia ceasefire deal should be expanded to cover all Syria:- A partial ceasefire in southwestern Syria agreed between the United States and Russia should be expanded to all of Syria if it is to be successful, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman […]
Electronics ban on flights from Turkey to U.S. lifted A three-month-old ban on taking electronic devices such as laptops onto aircraft cabins on flights from Turkey to the United States was lifted on Wednesday, the private Dogan news agency reported. On March 25, the United States banned electronic devices larger […]
Turkey Throws Support Behind Qatar in Rift Among Arab Nations Turkey signaled support for Qatar on Wednesday after the tiny Gulf country was isolated by several of its neighbors in a major rift among Arab nations. Meeting in a special night session of Parliament, Turkish lawmakers rushed through new laws […]
U.S. says Syrians built crematorium at prison to dispose of bodies The United States has evidence Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government has built a crematorium at a large military prison outside the capital Damascus, a State Department official said on Monday. Stuart Jones, acting assistant secretary of state for Near […]
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants, eight killed Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants, eight killed:- Turkish F-16 warplanes launched air strikes on Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing eight of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters, a provincial governor's office said. PKK militants had opened fire on Turkish soldiers at […]
