NICOSIA, Cyprus — Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to intercede with Turkey to try and ease rising tensions over its oil and gas exploration in eastern Mediterranean waters that Cyprus …
Mining unit of Aluminium of Kazakhstan to commission more mine pits
Environmental impact assessment of wind power project in Azerbaijan to be completed by late 2020 Oil&Gas 19:04 Azerbaijan increased import of cars from Turkey in 1H2020 Transport 18:34 Demand for …
Qatar-linked media outlets in rare clash: Muslim Brotherhood vs. Arabist secularists
The dispute started with Qatar-linked AlAraby Television’s negative coverage of Turkey’s transformation of the Hagia Sofia museum into a mosque, including a post by AlAraby blogger Bilal Fadl …
Report: Car bomb in north Syria kills, wounds several people
BEIRUT — A car bomb exploded at checkpoint manned by Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters on Thursday in northeastern Syria, killing and wounding several people, Turkish state media and an …
Car Bomb Kills at Least Five Near Syria’s Ras Al Ain, Say Turkey’s Anadolu
BEIRUT — A car bomb killed at least five people near a Syrian border town controlled by Turkish-backed forces on Thursday, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency and the Syrian Observatory, a war monitor, said. A …
Joining the conflict in Libya, Turkey sees economic gains
Turkey is expanding its footprint in conflict-ridden Libya, fueling the country’s civil war and deepening fault lines with Mediterranean neighbors and between international allies.
Turkey needs a new approach to the lira
Attempts to bully and intimidate foreign investors by placing sanctions on foreign banks and banning speculation will only make Turkey a less appealing destination for the investment that it badly …
The Takeaway: Are Syria, Turkey and HTS preparing for final battle in Idlib?
The last stronghold of armed groups anticipates a showdown with Russian-backed Syrian forces, as Idlib’s citizens pay a terrible price; my podcast conversation with Sultan Al-Qassemi on Arab art!
Turkey: Social media law’s passage raises censorship worries
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s parliament approved a law early Wednesday that gives authorities greater power to regulate social media despite concerns of growing censorship in a country where critical …
New MI6 boss named as former ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore
Photograph: FCO/PA Britain’s former ambassador to Turkey has been named as the next director general of MI6 to replace Sir Alex Younger, who is due to step aside at the end of the year. Richard Moore, …