ISTANBUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Turkey has prepared a plan for the safe passage of grain via the Black Sea and is in contact with both Russia and Ukraine regarding it, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said …
Pak-led Mecca defence pact reaches India’s eastern doorstep as Bangladesh shows interest
Bangladesh may join the Mecca Pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Here is why India is watching the 4,096-km border and China’s J-10CE talks.
Bangladesh sees ‘no risk’ in joining Mecca defence pact with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan
Dhaka says joining the Mecca defence pact would not limit its ties with other partners, as experts warn the military alliance could test Bangladesh’s traditional non-aligned foreign policy.
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting, source says
Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will meet in Istanbul for the first committee meeting under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, which provides for collective defence against …
Tensions Spike Between Turkey and Israel as They Vie for Regional Influence
Israel’s strike on a Syrian base to pre-empt the feared deployment of Turkish forces was part of a growing competition in the Middle East and beyond.
What will happen if Iran, Egypt, Bangladesh join Mecca Joint Defense Agreement?
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan’s new defense pact is already attracting interest from Bangladesh, Egypt, and Iran. But expansion could reshape regional security, alliances, and power balances.
As elections near, Netanyahu casts Turkey as Israel’s latest enemy
The giant billboard on Tel Aviv’s main highway placed Turkey squarely at the center of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election campaign. The image showed its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, …
European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman
Philanthropist and activist Osman Kavala has spent almost a decade in jail over charges rights groups say are politically motivated.
Bangladesh could consider joining Mecca pact, in test for foreign ties
Bangladesh could consider joining the Mecca pact, a mutual defence agreement signed this month between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, a minister said, a move …
Iran security chief threatens neighbors against economic measures, and other Mideast developments
Iran’s president says the world has accepted that it’s won the war with the United States and remarks by the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria appear to contradict official U.S.