The earthquakes come in a year when tremors in Turkey and Syria killed an estimated 50,000 people in February. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in earthquakes in Morocco in September.
Turkey has yet to notify Iraq on oil pipeline, Baghdad says
Iraq has not received formal notification from Turkey on whether the oil exports pipeline is ready to begin operations, two senior Iraqi oil officials said on Sunday.
Egypt, Turkey probing trade in local currencies: Official
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is probing whether to allow trade with Turkey in local currencies, said Yahya El-Wathiq Billah, head of the Commercial Representation Authority at Egypt’s Ministry of …
US fighter jet downs a drone belonging to NATO ally Turkey over Syria, officials say
A US F-16 fighter jet shot down an armed Turkish drone in northeast Syria that was operating near US military personnel and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, officials familiar with the incident told CNN.
Blinken Holds Calls With Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Saturday with foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, reiterating Israel’s right to self defense, calling for coordinated efforts to halt the Hamas attacks,
US shoots down Turkish drone as Turkey bombs Kurdish forces in Syria, Iraq
Amid escalating Turkish air strikes on Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria after Sunday’s armed attack on National Police headquarters in Ankara, the US shot down a Turkish drone in Syria.
He Warned Turkey About Earthquakes. Now He Fears for Istanbul.
Naci Gorur, a geologist, has become a household name in Turkey for imploring the country to prepare for quakes he has predicted. He has been disappointed by the response and is deeply worried about Istanbul.
Cheshire man whose fiancee died in Turkey warns of medical tourism risks
Emma Morrissey, from Warrington, died from internal bleeding after weight-loss surgery in July 2022
Turkey energy minister to visit Israel next month for gas talks, NTV reports
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday he planned to visit Israel in November to discuss the shipment of natural gas to Europe through Turkey as well as domestic consumption.
US shoots down Turkish drone over Syria
US F-16 warplanes shot down a drone belonging to NATO ally Turkey in Syria on Thursday. The United States and Turkey typically coordinate their militaries’ air operations in Syria, however, US troops …