A British-Australian academic who is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran on espionage charges is believed to have been moved to a notorious desert prison with harsh conditions.Kylie ... ( read original story ...)
Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Lecturer jailed in Iran ‘moved to remote prison’
The statement added that Iran had confirmed earlier reports from human rights activists that she had been moved to the notorious Qarchak prison. The jail is sometimes used as puni ... ( read original story ...)
Greece Says Open to Dialogue With Turkey but Not Under Threat
Greece is open to a dialogue with Turkey but not under threats, Greece's foreign minister, Nikos Dendias, said on Tuesday. "I want to repeat that Greece is always open to a dialogue with Turkey, but a ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Holds Off Sea Survey to Defuse Tensions with Greece
Turkey will hold off on surveying the seabed in an area of the eastern Mediterranean disputed by Greece to give time for diplomacy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said. ( read original story ...)
Pressure for sanctions against Turkey increases as tensions with Greece grow
Divided on how to deal with Turkey, some European leaders are calling for sanctions and others are calling for a reset in Euro-Turkish relations. ( read original story ...)
Turkey Says May Pause Mediterranean Energy Work Pending Greece Talks
Pause Mediterranean Energy Work Pending Greece Talks In an interview with broadcaster CNN Turk, Kalin said President Tayyip Erdogan had requested that operations be put on hold as a constructive ... ( read original story ...)
In Pakistan’s 18-point Kashmir plan for Aug 5, outreach to Turkey, Malaysia and China
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who counts the campaign against India over Jammu and Kashmir as his government’s key achievement has roped in the Inter Services Intelligence, or ISI, in its ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey suspends research in disputed waters with Greece
A top Turkish official said Tuesday that Turkey will suspend research for oil and gas exploration in disputed waters in the Eastern Mediterranean. President Recep ... ( read original story ...)
Spain hopes Turkey overture will be followed by actual dialogue
Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Tuesday she hopes the will shown by her Turkish counterpart to open a dialogue on oil drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean will be followed by ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Vietnam Postpones Hosting Asian Security Forum
Vietnam has postponed its hosting of Asia’s largest security forum, which includes North Korea, and an annual meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers by a month to September due to the pandemic. ( read original story ...)