Europe & Russia

The UK's Ministry of Defence has apologised after asking Afghan asylum seekers in hiding to get their documents stamped by the Taliban, the very people they are trying to...

Saudi Arabia plans to reopen its consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus, nearly 12 years after it was closed due to the outbreak of the civil war, Russia's Sputnik news agency reported. The...

Italy has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release a $1.9 billion loan to Tunisia because it fears that the lack of liquidity will destabilise its southern...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday said it has so far delivered 7,367 tons of aid materials to quake-hit Turkiye and Syria to mitigate the effects of the...

To celebrate the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, which is anticipated to begin on Wednesday depending on the sighting of the new moon, Central London's famous West End has been decked with lights for the first time

Iran and its proxy militias have reportedly opened an office in Syria's north-eastern Kurdish region of Hasakah province, with the aim to find new young recruits for the Iran-backed...

The French Foreign Ministry has stated there is no reason to normalise ties with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's regime, news agencies reported on Friday. "There is no reason to...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is visiting Cairo today by invitation of Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement issued on Friday announced. According to the statement,...

A Hamas statement disclosed that a senior Hamas delegation arrived in Moscow by Russian invitation on Thursday to meet with Russian officials to discuss Palestinian concerns. Musa Abu Marzouq,...

Turkiye's Foreign Minister will travel to Cairo on Saturday, in a further sign of thawing relations a decade after diplomatic links were cut by the overthrow of Egypt's then-President...

Turkiye offers key lessons to newcomer states, including in Africa, that are pursuing nuclear energy development, the deputy Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday, Anadolu...

The Danish Refugee Appeals Board, on Friday, deemed it safe for Syrian refugees to return to Latakia province in the western part of the country, raising concerns at the UN...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will significantly increase investment in Turkiye this year, a top official said on Wednesday, after investing more than 1.6 billion Euros...

Hundreds of new proteins discovered by a team led by Turkish scientist, Mine Koprulu, in the UK have become a beacon of hope in the development of new treatment...

UN will do its "utmost" to ensure integrity and continuity of the Black Sea grain deal, which is set to expire on Saturday, the Director at UN Information Services...

The Turkish Health Minister said on Friday that over 9,800 quake victims are still under treatment in hospital, after the twin earthquakes struck southern Turkiye last month, Anadolu News...

Hundreds of people turned out onto the streets to protect against Netanyahu's government and their plans to overhaul the judicial system in Israel

Saudi Arabia and Russia yesterday confirmed their commitment to the OPEC+ decision to reduce oil production by two million barrels per day until the end of 2023, Anadolu reported....

A meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Turkiye, Iran and Syria, scheduled for this week, has been postponed to an unspecified date, a source from the Turkish...

Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, has told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that he would welcome any Russian decisions to establish new military bases and increase troop numbers within Syria,...

A high-level Hamas delegation visited Moscow recently at the invitation of the Russian government, the Palestinian resistance group said on Tuesday. It made the announcement while highlighting its standing...

The Arabic edition of state-owned television channel France 24 has suspended four journalists over allegations of anti-Semitism. "As a precautionary measure, and as this type of procedure requires, the...

The head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, Archbishop Atallah Hanna, said on Wednesday that Jerusalem is being subject to an "unprecedented conspiracy." The archbishop made his comment...

Tunisia has witnessed a wave of anger towards migrants following President Kais Saied's statements on 21 February, in which he denounced the arrival of "hordes of illegal migrants" to the country from...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that his country's relations with Syria are witnessing "great development" as he noted the increase in trade between the two allies, Anadolu...

Iran has taken a "step forward" to resolve outstanding issues surrounding the nuclear agreement with world powers, a spokesman for the state Atomic Energy Organisation has said. Speaking at...

US senators have introduced a bipartisan resolution that could force the President to make a report on Saudi Arabia's human rights record, providing a new strategy to potentially cause...

China, Iran and Russia will hold five-day trilateral naval drills in the Gulf of Oman as of Wednesday, Beijing said, Anadolu News Agency reports. The trilateral maritime exercises, Security...

Ukraine thanked Turkiye on Wednesday for its support for the Black Sea Grain Initiative as the agreement, which was also signed by Russia and the UN, is due to...

Lebanon's veteran Central Bank head, Riad Salameh, did not attend a hearing on Wednesday into accusations of embezzling public money after his lawyer objected to the presence of European...

The Turkish Parliament is highly likely to ratify Finland's NATO membership before it closes mid-April for elections, the officials said, Reuters reported. "We are looking favourably at Finland's accession....

Floods caused by torrential rains have hit two provinces in Turkiye that were devastated by last month's earthquake, killing at least five people and increasing the misery of thousands who...