Iran has prohibited the import of American and British Covid-19 vaccines

Lebanon and Israel have rejected attempts to move maritime border demarcation talks to Europe. The attempted move comes after the indirect talks stalled in late November when negotiations reached...

Police in Istanbul have detained three suspects on suspicion of kidnapping a Syrian child for ransom, security sources said yesterday. The suspects, also Syrian, demanded $8,000 from the child's...

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani confirmed that Qatar would not alter its relations with Iran and Turkey after signing the reconciliation agreement to end disputes with...

Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Thursday accused Greece of pushing innocent asylum seekers to death under Europe's watch. "Greece is still pushing innocent people to death and Europe...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that when making decisions regarding Syria, his priority is serving Russian interests first, local media reported. "When making decisions about the Syrian track,...

Turkey and France are working on a roadmap to normalise ties and talks are going well, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, adding Ankara was ready to...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is Turkey's number one trade partner in the Middle East, the UAE's state minister for foreign affairs said Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. "We don't cherish any...

On the first anniversary of the Ukraine International Airlines plane crash which killed all 176 persons aboard, a UN human rights expert called for urgent measures to protect civilian...

World leaders reacted with shock and dismay to the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of US President Donald Trump, protesting congressional certification of President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory, Anadolu Agency reports....

Students at Turkey's Bogazici University yesterday protested against the appointment of their educational institute's rector without an election. Yesterday, Turkish police closed the gates of Istanbul's prestigious university and...

Egyptian authorities seized a shipment of drugs estimated to be worth $39 million after discovering a container which was transiting through Port Said with over eight million fenethylline hydrochloride...

The US has complained that digital taxes in Turkey discriminate against American companies, paving the way for tariffs, Al Jazeera has reported. The complaint was made by the office...

The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said yesterday that his country attaches great importance to its relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, Anadolu news agency reported. Speaking to ambassadors of...

The British government has appointed Richard Oppenheim as its new envoy to the Saudi-based, UN-recognised Yemeni government. Oppenheim currently serves as the deputy head of the UK's Riyadh mission,...

Turkey on Wednesday reported over 13,800 daily infections from the novel coronavirus, Anadolu reports. The country confirmed 13,830 new cases, including 1,458 symptomatic patients, according to Health Ministry data....

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister confirmed that the kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain reopened their air, land and sea borders to Qatar after the countries ended their three-year...

Turkey has brought back suspected Gulenists from the Ukraine, Anadolu reported the Interior Ministry announcing today. In a statement, the ministry said that Salih Fidan and Samet Gure, who are the group's chiefs in the...

Saudi Arabia has awarded an Irish aviation company as the operator of a landmark airport by the Red Sea, making it the latest development in the kingdom's ambitious Red Sea Project. The Ireland-based...

Turkey's top diplomat on Tuesday met the owner of the Turkish company targeted in a recent terrorist attack in Somalia, reports Anadolu Agency. Mevlut Cavusoglu hosted Hidayet Zorlu, owner...

Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) sent 100 container houses Tuesday to earthquake victims in Croatia, reports Anadolu Agency. The container houses were loaded onto a ship at...

Some 150 Somali army soldiers are receiving special commando training in Turkey under a military cooperation pact between the two countries, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Tuesday....

Israel and Greece are set to sign the largest ever security agreement between the two countries, worth up to $1.68 billion, the Times of Israel has reported. The deal...

Turkey's Foreign Ministry today welcomed the end of the three-year Gulf crisis, Anadolu reports. "This step constitutes a very important step in solving the conflict ongoing since June 2017," the ministry...

Israel has appointed its former ambassador to Turkey, Eitan Na'eh, as the country's top diplomat in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in preparation for the establishment of a permanent...

The Green Italy party yesterday revealed its intention to file a legal complaint in the next few days against the Italian government's decision to sell weapons to Egypt. The...

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister has said that the different political forces in Libya, including supporters of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi, should participate in the national dialogue. Sergey Vershinin...

The Algerian army's discovery of €80,000 ($98,200) in terrorist hideouts has revealed the serious threat posed by France's payment of ransoms in exchange for the release of hostages. On...

Turkey rescued nearly 80 asylum seekers, including a group pushed back by the Greek Coast Guard into Turkish territorial waters in the Aegean Sea, a security source said Monday,...

Turkey on Monday commemorated Libyan cadets who were martyred last year in an airstrike by forces loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar, Anadolu Agency reports. The National Defence Ministry recalled...

An online exhibit is marking the half-millennium since Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent rose to the throne, reports Anadolu Agency. The virtual exhibition titled "The Age of Suleiman the...

Germany's Turkish-Muslim community is alarmed by the increase in Islamophobic hate crimes, senior figures told Anadolu Agency Monday. Kemal Ergun, president of the Turkish-Muslim association IGMG, said more and more mosques have...