France’s intelligence chief has joined efforts to push Lebanon to deliver a new government and reforms, Reuters reported Lebanese sources as saying on Thursday, buttressing President Emmanuel Macron’s bid...

Turkey risks military confrontation in the eastern Mediterranean because it prizes power over diplomacy, a former prime minister who championed a less confrontational policy in the first decade of President Tayyip Erdogan’s rule told Reuters. Ahmet Davutoglu, whose...

Greece and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, part of efforts to defuse the worsening...

Arms sales to Saudi Arabia may have continued – and even increased – after they were ruled unlawful, MPs have been told, reported the Mirror. More than 5,000 deliveries...

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has described as “fake news” an article published by the German newspaper Die Welt which claimed that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had ordered the Turkish...

Turkey has issued two alerts on Navtex for the eastern Mediterranean where the Russian navy will conduct military drills, the Turkish Naval Forces Hydrography and Oceanography Department has revealed....

Over 400 people have crossed the Channel in one day making it a record day for crossings. The day before, some 145 people crossed. The narrow strip of water...

Turkish actor Engin Altan Duzyatan, who played the main character of the historical TV series Resurrection: Ertugrul, is reportedly due to visit Pakistan for the inauguration ceremony of a...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday warned the Lebanese politicians to implement a roadmap of reforms requested by his country by October or face sanctions. Macron stressed during a...

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, yesterday called for a “day of prayer and fasting on Friday for Lebanon.” “One month after the tragedy that struck the...

Turkey is going after its rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean, not seeking tension, the country’s defense minister said on Thursday, Anadolu reports. “We are not seeking tension...

Turkey is going through the second peak of the first wave of the novel coronavirus, the country’s health minister said on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Speaking at a news conference,...

The maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya is Ankara’s “red line” in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Oktay warned that “no one...

A high-ranking Daesh figure has been arrested by security forces in Turkey, in the latest development in the country’s crackdown on the terror group and its affiliates. The arrest...

US Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell has acknowledged that the US pressurised Germany into banning the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah. Berlin banned Hezbollah in its entirety in April, with the Interior...

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has chosen to reprint cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) to mark the beginning of the trial of 14 alleged accomplices for...

Turkey has condemned claims by the Austrian authorities that it is conducting espionage operations in their country, saying that the allegations are based on rising anti-Turkey sentiment. The accusations...

French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday that funds pledged to support Lebanon at the Paris 2018 conference will not be released unless reforms are implemented. “There is no blank...

Turkey criticised the US’ decision to lift a 33-year arms embargo on Cyprus, saying Ankara will take the necessary reciprocal steps unless Washington reconsiders its decision, Anadolu Agency reports. According to the...

Austria will file charges against a person who has confessed to spying for Turkey’s secret service, and authorities are investigating more suspected espionage activities, its interior minister said, warning...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for the suspension of lawyers accused of links to terrorism, following protests over the death of a hunger-striking lawyer last week. Ebru...

The Turkish navy yesterday announced that its gas exploration vessel will continue working until 12 September, Anadolu Agency reported. Oruc Reis will continue working until 12 September in a move Greece...

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed French President Emanuel Macron over his setting of red lines for Turks in the Mediterranean. “Those who think they drew a red line...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his German counterpart Heiko Maas expressed their countries’ desire to have constructive dialogue with Turkey over the Eastern Mediterranean hydrocarbon drillings, Anadolu reported yesterday. During...

Turkey’s economy contracted 9.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, the country’s statistical authority announced Monday, reported Anadolu Agency. Gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices amounted...

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday condemned the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book Quran in the southern Sweden city of Malmo, Anadolu reports....

Turkey on Sunday celebrated the 98th anniversary of Victory Day, which commemorates the resounding defeat of the Greek forces at the hands of the Turks in the Battle of...

The death toll from flooding in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Giresun has risen to 10, the country’s interior minister said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. Rescue teams are still...

The Istanbul governor’s office on Saturday issued a statement titled “Pandemic Measures for Weddings in Istanbul”, banning some indoor gatherings as of Monday, Anadolu Agency reports. According to the statement,...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Jordanian authorities to immediately release a cartoonist for drawing a satirical cartoon about a recent normalisation deal between the United Arab...

Turkey will not hesitate to shoot down any United Arab Emirates (UAE) aircraft if Turkish sovereignty is violated in the eastern Mediterranean, Al-Quds Al-Araby reported on Friday. “We will...

The Russian Defence Ministry has confirmed that it might send a new Russian-made anti-drone system to be tested in Syria, Aram Media reported on Friday. Russian Defense Minister Sergei...