Europe & Russia

Israel's exports of polished diamond have shown positive growth over the past 11 months, a statement issued by Israeli Economic Ministry revealed yesterday. According to the statement, the net...

Morocco qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals after beating Spain 3-0 on penalties on Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Neither team was able to break the deadlock...

The Black Sea grain initiative has been 'critical' to addressing hunger in Yemen, a senior US official said Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. US Agency for International Development (USAID)...

Bulgaria has been accused of shooting a refugee, after a new video emerged showing a young Syrian man being fired at on the border with Turkiye, Sky News reports....

Iran has arrested 12 people accused of being linked to overseas agents and planning "subversive action", as anti-government protests continue to take place across the country. In a statement...

Tunisia's former President Hammadi Jbali is facing a Tunisian court to explain a potential link between himself and Youssef Nada and Ghaleb Hemmet, two men who obtained Tunisian passports...

Many supporters were up in arms at the idea of the World Cup taking place in a conservative country like Qatar, where the sale of alcohol is highly restricted,...

A letter provided by Russian insurer, Ingosstrakh, enabled the first oil tanker to sail through Turkish waters in recent days after tougher regulations were imposed by Turkish authorities, a...

Germany's Ambassador to Qatar has urged his country to reconsider its recent criticism of Doha, warning that recent comments had caused "serious harm", Spiegel reports. According to the report,...

Moroccans have been flying into Qatar for their team's knockout World Cup match against Spain on Tuesday, even as fans already in the country have been scrambling for tickets,...

Trade and investment ties between China and Gulf Arab States are expected to feature prominently in President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia this week, as the region increasingly looks East...

A video is circulating on social media of a nurse in Egypt inserting a needle into the heel of a new born baby whilst blindfolded.

The Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems saw the highest growth in sales of any similar company worldwide in 2021, according to newly-released data from the Stockholm International Peace Research...

Turkiye's Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag said on Monday that Sweden's extradition of a member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) at the end of last week is...

A Turkish military vehicle has killed a woman and her son in northern Syria after running them over, sparking protests over dangerous driving. Residents of Atareb, a town in...

Oil tankers formed a traffic jam off the coast of Turkiye on day one of the West's price cap on Russian crude, with Ankara insisting on new proof of...

The United Arab Emirates and Ukraine agreed on Monday to begin talks on a bilateral trade deal, expected to conclude by the middle of next year, the UAE's Economy...

Turkiye announced that its unmanned fighter jet would soon perform its maiden flight after a take-off test, where it lifted off the ground for a short duration of time,...

A tram and an inner-city passenger bus collided in Istanbul's Alibeykoy neighbourhood on Monday, resulting in 19 people being injured, including four in critical condition, local media reports. According to the report, the...

French Prosecutors said, on Monday, they have put a Ukrainian woman linked to the Governor of Lebanon's Central Bank under formal investigation as part of a cross-border probe into...

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation has persuaded football's world governing body FIFA to allocate additional tickets for Morocco v Spain match in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Moroccan...

American Forces have resumed joint operations and patrols with the Kurdish militias in northern Syria, after a short period in which they were halted due to an air bombardment...

Turkiye, on Monday, welcomed the signing of a framework agreement in Sudan to resolve the country's months-long crisis, Anadolu News Agency reports. "We hope that this agreement will be...

Russia has reportedly requested Israel not to obstruct its transfer of military equipment from Syria to Ukraine, as Tel Aviv continues to strike areas in Syria and sit on...

A video clip of an England football fan at the World Cup in Qatar has gone viral online after he shouted “Free Palestine” during a live interview with an Israeli reporter

UNHCR has criticised a report issued by the Centre for Policy Studies on UK asylum reform, which includes a blanket ban on anyone arriving on a small boat from...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkiye will complete the 30-kilometer-deep (18.6-mile) security strip along its southern border, reports Anadolu Agency. Speaking at a meeting in southern Sanliurfa...

The Turkish Cypriot president on Friday slammed statements by US Sen. Bob Menendez that said the Turkish side has been occupying the Island of Cyprus, reports Anadolu Agency. The...

Egypt is looking to reach out to Serbia's Muslim community as part of efforts to boost its influence in the Balkans, according to a report by Al-Monitor. On 16...

The foreign ministers of Italy and Libya met on Saturday for discussions bilateral relations and economic cooperation, reports Anadolu Agency. Antonio Tajani and Najla Elmangoush held talks on the...

Sweden has extradited a member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to Turkiye, as part of Stockholm's efforts to gain Ankara's approval for accession into the NATO alliance....

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has rejected efforts by his Russian allies to arrange a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, refusing to give him leverage in next...