Europe & Russia

China, on Wednesday, criticised Sweden after a recent incident took place involving the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, Anadolu News Agency reports. "Freedom of...

A British Court on Wednesday issued a formal order to extradite WikiLeaks co-founder, Julian Assange, to the US to face espionage charges, Anadolu News Agency reports. Chief Magistrate, Paul...

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman apparently yelled at President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, when he asked about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the...

Faced with renewed interest in its natural gas following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Algeria may not be able to meet the growing demand, according to a report today by the FT. Despite...

Algeria has demanded "frank clarifications" from Spain before its envoy returns to Madrid following the Spanish government's surprise shift in its position over the Western Sahara issue. The Algerians...

Children made up 26.9 per cent of Turkiye's population in 2021, down from 27.2 per cent in 2019, official figures showed today. There were 22.74 million children in Turkiye in...

Turkiye yesterday jailed a journalist pending trial after he announced hackers had stolen personal information from government websites and shared some of it with him, including President Recep Tayyip...

A prison guard was killed in an explosion that hit a bus in Turkiye's northwestern province of Bursa today, Governor Yakup Canbolat said, adding that it was believed to...

The Arab League, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar and others have condemned the burning as Riyadh called for dialogue and the promotion of tolerance 

Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, will hold a call with Israel's President, Isaac Herzog, on Tuesday, after Israeli interventions on Palestinian worshippers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque last week, Turkey's Foreign...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett requesting that he authorise the transfer of control of the Church of Saint Alexander Nevsky...

UK officials from 10 Downing Street and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were reportedly hacked by the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using the Israeli-made Pegasus software....

Two Muslim women wearing headscarves, or the hijab, who were beaten by French police last Thursday on the Clichy Bridge will file a complaint against the officers, their lawyer...

Turkiye, on Tuesday, criticised a Swedish far-right politician for burning the Muslim Holy Book, Quran, and said such "neo-Nazi movements have led to increased Islamophobia." Urging to work and...

Iran yesterday said a deal to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers was not in sight, adding that the US was to blame. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Palestinian counterpart on Monday discussed the escalation of tensions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, a Kremlin statement said, Anadolu Agency reports....

Iran's foreign ministry yesterday called on the Swedish government to take action over a recent burning of the Muslim Holy Quran in Sweden. "Iran strongly condemns the burning of...

Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned on Sunday Israeli Ambassador in Moscow, Alexander Ben Zvi, to rebuke him over Foreign Minister Yair Lapid's remarks on Russia, Haaretz reported. The meeting is...

Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned on Sunday Israeli assault on worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City. On his twitter, he stated that he had told his...

Iraq on Sunday summoned the Swedish charge d'affaires, Hakan Rooth, to protest the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book of Quran by far-right extremists in Sweden,...

The PFB’s annual Iftar is a social, religious and cultural occasion where Palestinian families convene during the blessed month of Ramadan.

A yacht linked to Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska arrived in a bay near the southwestern Turkish resort of Gocek on Saturday, as more Russian billionaires head for Turkey...

Ukraine yesterday accused Russia of blocking four Egypt-bound ships loaded with wheat and corn from leaving Ukrainian ports. "The Riva Wind ship is ready to bring 27,000 metric tons...

The displacement camps in the north-western Syrian province of Idlib are suffering from the worsening economic and food crises this Ramadan, with residents barely able to purchase basic essentials...

The normalisation and improvement of ties between Turkey and Egypt are vital for the stability of the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has stated. Speaking on the...

Turkish economic researchers may face up to three years in prison if they publish unofficial data on indicators without first seeking approval from the country's statistics agency, Bloomberg reports. According to...

A chef in Turkey launched a kebab into the stratosphere on Tuesday, to coincide with the International Day of Human Flight marking the 61st anniversary of the first human space...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday that "sustainable relations" with Israel depend on the occupation state respecting "international law on the Palestinian issue." American news website Axios reported Cavusoglu saying: "We are seeking to establish a sustainable relationship....

The Greek Government violated the human rights of a Turkish academic by not allowing him to enter the country on Saturday, Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah has reported. According to the paper,...

The European Parliament (EP) is monitoring the deterioration of the political, economic and social situation in Tunisia as a result of President Kais Saied taking all powers in his...

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and Italy's Eni yesterday signed an agreement to maximise gas production and the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Egypt to...

Russia has appointed the former commander of its Syria campaign to lead the military invasion of Ukraine, as it pulls back from its offensive on the capital Kyiv. According...