Europe & Russia

Morocco and Spain yesterday said they would resume sea travel between the two countries. The agreement came during a meeting between the Moroccan King Mohammed VI and Spanish Prime...

Germany is purchasing 140 armed drones from Israel in a contract worth $165 million, following years of debate, parliamentary sources told AFP on Wednesday. The drones are expected to...

Turkey's move to halt and transfer the trial of Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, to Saudi Arabia, upon approval from Turkey's Justice Ministry, is not...

The Biden administration has stated in congressional correspondence that the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkiye would serve US interests and bolster NATO unity, according to a...

Tunisian 25 July movement yesterday called for the "dissolution of the Islamic Ennahda movement, the departure of the previous regime, and the achievement of the goals of the July...

The Spanish parliament yesterday condemned the government's shift in position over the Western Sahara, saying it has abandoned its "historic" neutral position on the conflict. The Spanish parliament said the government's...

A senior US diplomat said the proposed pipeline to transport gas from the eastern Mediterranean to European markets, via Israel, Cyprus and Greece, was "not viable", stressing that "Europe...

Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said on Thursday his US counterpart, Antony Blinken, invited him for talks on 18 May, which would mark the first in three years between...

Two US personnel suffered minor injuries after an apparent rocket strike on a base in eastern Syria, US officials said on Thursday, an attack which a war monitor and a tribal source said...

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Kurdish-led militia in north-east Syria, have handed over two British children related to members of the terror group Daesh to a British delegation...

Turkiye, on Thursday, decided to transfer the Jamal Khashoggi case to Saudi Arabia, local media reports. According to the report, the Turkish court, on Thursday, halted the trial of...

Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohamed Shtayyeh, yesterday called on the United Kingdom to recognise the State of Palestine "out of your political and historical responsibility and to protect the two-state solution." His calls...

A brand new Museum of Islamic Civilisations is set to be inaugurated on Friday in Turkiye's largest mosque by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the nation's President, and Anadolu News Agency...

German authorities yesterday arrested a man accused of war crimes whilst he was an active member of the terrorist group Daesh in his native Syria in 2014. He was...

Turkish Ambassador to Libya, Kenan Yilmaz, yesterday met with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), Weam Al-Abdali, and discussed the...

Director of Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Raji Al-Sourani, yesterday condemned the international community's double-standards in relation to implementing international law, citing Israeli violations against Palestinians and Russia's war on Ukraine. "The...

Turkish exports to Saudi Arabia spiked by 25 percent in the first quarter of 2022, as the two countries continue to make efforts to reconcile and improve relations after...

Turkey is to appoint a new ambassador to Egypt, after leaving the position vacant for almost nine years, as the two countries approach closer reconciliation. According to an anonymous...

Ukraine received almost 30 times as much defence industry equipment from Turkey in the first quarter as it did a year earlier, while it prepared for and fought against...

Turkiye detected a third floating naval mine in its waters in the Black Sea and military diving teams were working on defusing it, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday,...

Iconic pop band, UB40, has joined more than 37,000 others in backing the rapper and Palestine solidarity campaigner Kareem Dennis, better known by his stage name Lowkey, against the...

A non-profit founded by a Syrian refugee is welcoming Ukrainians into neighbouring Romania, which shares a 650-kilometre border with Ukraine. Refugee4Refugees is welcoming people escaping the Russian invasion and...

The Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP) yesterday expressed its "deep regret and concern" over the recent dissolution of the Tunisian parliament. "Keeping parliaments open around the world is...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday announced that his country's wheat stock for domestic consumption was "sufficient for the next four months." "Egypt's total wheat trade amounts to 18...

The Tunisian Foreign Ministry announced its rejection of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statements regarding the dissolution of the Tunisian Parliament. According to Russia Today the ministry expressed its great astonishment...

Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh yesterday received the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, in his office in Ramallah. According to a statement...

An Irish factory which specialises in electrical parts and car cables has decided to suspend its activities in Ukraine and relocate to other countries, including Morocco, the Moroccan television...

French-Palestinian human rights defender, Salah Hamouri, yesterday filed a complaint in France against notorious Israeli spyware maker Pegasus for spying on his mobile phone, Amnesty International revealed. Hamouri filed the complaint together...

A mainstream Turkish television channel broadcast the timings for breaking fast throughout the country this week, but played the anthem of the former Soviet Union in the background. As...

Turkey's deputy Foreign Minister has called on the international community, especially European nations, to protect Diaspora communities in their countries, citing the rise in xenophobia and Islamophobia throughout the...

Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, has pardoned a Ukrainian prisoner to take part in his country's war against Russia, according to Israeli media, Anadolu News Agency reports. State-run KAN channel...

Price hikes and import delays resulting from the ongoing war in Ukraine have delayed the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. The enclave has been under a strict Israeli siege...