Europe & Russia

Saudi Arabia has extended its 'Makkah Route Initiative' to Turkiye, making it easier for pilgrims from the country to plan and make their trips to the Islamic holy cities...

Some 35 civil society organisations and individuals have protested to the Charity Commission after it imposed a non-Muslim interim manager to oversee the affairs of Islamic Centre of England...

President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees as he rode a wave of nationalism to his third decade in power, but he could struggle...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been found to have the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world, according to a report yesterday by the Daily...

A former member of Israel's Mossad intelligence service was killed in a boat accident in a lake in Italy this weekend, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on...

Israeli researcher at the Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies, Shai Har-Zvi, stressed the need for the occupation government to strengthen the "fragile" relations with Turkiye after President Recep Tayyip...

Real Madrid captain, French-Algerian star Karim Benzema has received a $214.5 million offer to join Saudi's Al-Ittihad Club. The Spanish radio station, Cadena COPE, revealed that Benzema had agreed...

Israeli cyber company NSO Group, owner of controversial Pegasus spying software, is under new ownership, but it continues to spy on international activists and officials, Arab48 reported yesterday. Two...

The city of Geneva has decided to ban a Palestinian exhibition that highlights the suffering of Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails, Israeli media reported yesterday. According to Ynet News, this came following pressure from the Israeli Embassy in Switzerland...

The French magazine, La Tribune, criticised President Kais Saied's refusal to accept the conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a loan to Tunisia, considering it...

Ukrainian legislators have approved a Bill imposing 50 years of sanctions on Iran over its supply of drones to Russia, a lawmaker said, Anadolu Agency reports. Yaroslav Zheleznyak said...

Turkiye's broadcasting watchdog has launched an inquiry into six opposition TV channels for "insulting the public" with their coverage of Sunday's presidential election runoff, it said on Tuesday, without...

Turkiye called on NATO hopeful, Sweden, on Tuesday to prosecute those responsible for projecting the flag of an outlawed group onto the Parliament building in Stockholm, on the day...

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, continues to receive congratulatory messages from world leaders after re-election, Communications Director, Fahrettin Altun, said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. "The President has received...

Western countries have been putting considerable pressure on Ankara for a year and a half to impose sanctions on Russia but Ankara, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told Al-Khabar TV yesterday. "They...

Bayern Munich's Senegalese star, Sadio Mane, has put an end to speculations over his future career plans, announcing that he will continue to play with German club Bayern Munich....

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei expressed that his country "welcomes" any possibility to restore relations with Egypt and has "no problem with it", Iranian state television reported on Monday....

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday agreed on "the immediate start of upgrading diplomatic relations, exchanging ambassadors." Egypt's presidency said in a statement...

Yemen's Houthi group yesterday congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on winning the country's presidential election and being re-elected for a new term. In a tweet, Mohammed Abdel Salam, a...

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has frozen a controversial bill aimed at curbing the activities of non-profit civil and human rights organisations following significant criticism from the United States...

Two Frenchmen were killed and two others injured in a collision between two light aircraft used in a tourist race in the Tunisian governorate of Tozeur, Civil Protection spokesman...

Deputy secretary-general of the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad, Hisham Abu Mahfouz has praised the 20th "Palestinians in Europe" Conference saying it constitutes an important national achievement aimed at...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday submitted a draft bill to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, for the introduction of sanctions against Iran, Anadolu news agency reported citing local...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been reelected Turkiye's president in runoff elections yesterday, extending his tenure into a third term.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his victory in the presidential election. Putin said he appreciates Erdogan's contribution in strengthening of...

I would like to thank each and every member of our nation who once again conveyed to us responsibility for governing Turkiye for next 5 years Turkiye's 85 million-strong...

Al-Ittihad clinched the Saudi Pro League title for the first time since 2009 with a 3-0 win at Al-Feiha on Sunday, eclipsing Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr to the accolade, reports...

Ten European countries have called on Israel to halt its policy of home demolitions and confiscation of Palestinian properties in the occupied West Bank, reports Anadolu Agency. The call...

A Turkish defense company has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with an African country to supply its border and internal security needs, reports Anadolu Agency. Asisguard, which operates in the...

Turkiye's Merve Dizdar won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival with About Dry Grasses, or Kuru Otlar Ustune, reports Anadolu Agency. Kutu Otlar Ustune is a Turkish film...

A total of 191,885 ballot boxes have been set up for voters in the country

Around 14 million Syrians face significant obstacles preventing their return to their homes in Syria due to the regime's seizure of land and property over the past decade, a...