The European Union has given Israel a one-month notice to clarify the place of origin of livestock products intended for exportation to the EU. Products without the proper documentation...

The first of three German-made Dolphin submarines is due to reach Israel within days, a senior Israeli official said today. The Israeli navy called the submarine, which has been...

The European Union Ambassador in Iraq, Jana Hybášková, has accused some European countries of purchasing oil from the Islamic State, or IS, Anadolu news agency reported. Hybášková’s remarks came...

Turkey’s Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu ruled out on the normalisation of relations with Israel unless the blockade on the Gaza Strip was lifted and aggression on the enclave was...

France and Saudi Arabia are finalising a $3 billion arms deal to provide the Lebanese army with weapons, the French presidency announced yesterday following talks between French President Francois...

Turkish authorities summoned the US charge d’affaires in Ankara yesterday over reports suggesting Washington is spying on Turkish officials, a spokesperson of the Turkish government said. Deputy Turkish Prime...

The United Nations expressed dismay at Israel’s decision to confiscate land in the West Bank while Italy considered such a move an obstacle in the way of peace, the...

Britain’s government condemned Monday what it called an “ill-judged” decision by Israel to confiscate a further 988 acres of Palestinian land in the West Bank, saying it should instead...

The Popular International Committee to Support the Gaza Strip launched a campaign yesterday to raise $1 billion for the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip; $100 million is set to...

Nearly 2,000 protestors have gathered in front of the Dutch Parliament in The Hague to demand that the international community prosecute Israeli officials over their involvement in the recent...

The Russian foreign ministry has expressed concern over the recent decision by the US to authorise surveillance flights over Syria, a statement said on Friday. The spokesman of the...

A Turkish floating power-generating ship is due to sail for Gaza in the next 120 days if the necessary permits for crew members are completed in time, confirms Turkish...

Bahrain has announced its support for France’s proposal to launch an international coalition against terrorism, the Bahraini News Agency reported. The proposal, put forward by French President Francois Hollande,...

Turkey’s new President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday stressed his country’s non-confrontational foreign policy agenda following his inauguration. In his inaugural speech at the Cankaya Palace, Ankara, Erdogan said that...

Former prime minister Erdogan took the oath on Thursday at the Grand National Assembly. The ceremony was marked by a walkout by opposition Republican People’s Party lawmakers. Party leader...

The Turkish Red Crescent has handed over an urgent shipment of aid to the Palestinian Red Crescent, the Anadolu news agency reported. The news agency reported Imad Abu-Matar, an...

French President Francois Hollande said today that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad “cannot be a partner in the fight against terrorism, he is the de facto ally of jihadists.” Speaking...

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party’s new Chairman Ahmet Davutoglu said his party will continue on the path set by his predecessor. Turkey’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Ahmet Davutoglu hailed the...

The European Union has refused to accept third-party military intervention to resolve the ongoing crisis in Libya. Such intervention, would, said the EU’s external affairs and foreign relations spokesperson,...

The Secretary of State of the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said that, “What is happening in the Middle East, especially in Syria and Iraq, is not a clash between...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday visited a number of injured Palestinians who are receiving treatment in Ankara. Several Turkish officials accompanied Erdogan’s in his visit, which lasted...

Austrian President Heinz Fischer criticized Israel for its offensives in the Gaza strip, saying the death toll of the attacks puts forward a big disproportion between Israel and the...

Sudan and Turkey have expressed their keenness to strengthen economic ties and coordinate positions in regional and international forums. This development follows a meeting held in Sudan’s capital Khartoum...

Germany has apologised to Qatar for remarks by a German minister in which he accused Qatar of funding ISIS militants in Iraq. A foreign ministry spokesman, Martin Schaffer, said...

The nomination of Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to serve as the next prime minister of Turkey and the president of the ruling AK Party by Turkey’s President-elect Recep...

Dr Ashraf Abdel Ghaffar, one of the leaders of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, said that the British government requested a civil and not criminal investigation into the Brotherhood’s activities...

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been tipped to become the new chairman of the ruling AK Party, and thus become the next prime minister, by outgoing President Abdullah...

Turkey has strongly condemned claims circulating in Israeli media that Ankara took part in an attempt by Hamas to topple the Palestinian unity government which was formed in June....

French police sources said that the Saudi prince, who was robbed on Monday, was Abdul-Aziz Bin Fahd, known as “playful”. The prince is the youngest son of the late...

As many as 350 Palestinians have fled from Syria’s Yarmouk refugee camp, located in southern Damascus, to Turkey after airstrikes by the Syrian regime’s warplanes destroyed their homes, Anadolu...

The former head of Germany’s intelligence agency (BND) has confirmed that the German government ordered the agency to spy on Turkey. Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday that Hans-Georg...

Deputy spokesperson of the US State Department Mary Harf refused to compare US arms sales to Israel and Turkey, saying that relations with the two countries are bound by...