Europe & Russia

The bodies of 30 illegal immigrants were found by the Italian Navy this morning, on a boat carrying about 600 migrants, including pregnant women. Local media reported that elements...

A spokesperson of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas has condemned the statement issued by the European Union regarding the Israeli occupation's operation in Hebron and rejected the EU's charges...

Turkish academic and diplomat Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has been nominated for the country's presidential race by the two main opposition parties. The Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party...

Debate has been renewed about "Islamic securities" following the decision by HM Treasury in London to issue "Sovereign Securities compliant with the Islamic principles in an unprecedented step outside...

Turkey is looking to develop trade ties with United States and China – the world's biggest and second-biggest economies – Turkish Development minister Cevdet Yilmaz has said. During a...

British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, said that the UK "will not intervene militarily in Iraq again", and called for the formation of an Iraqi government which "contains all members...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised his country's president, Abdullah Gul, in front of EU ambassadors in Turkey. The criticism came during a meeting between Erdogan and...

Iraq must form a government of national unity soon to save it from sectarian war, the Turkish prime minister and president of the Kurdish Regional Government of Iraq said...

Norway will support any future decisions by the European Union to impose new sanctions against Syria, a statement issued by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Anadolu news...

Hundreds of Turkish labourers who work on the Gulf Steam Station Project for energy production in the city of Sirte, central Libya, have been evacuated to Turkey after receiving...

Sweden has set up an inquiry to investigate Israel's refusal to allow two naval ships to defy the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip in 2010 and 2012, judiciary...

Despite Egypt's closure of Al-Jazeera's offices in Cairo, arrest of its correspondents and demonising the channel in mainstream media, it seems that Al-Jazeera has been chasing General Abdel Fatah...

The Turkish Embassy in Tripoli and airport officials said yesterday that Ankara is working on the evacuation of hundreds of its nationals from Libya after retired general Khalifa Haftar,...

Turkey is taking all necessary measures to prevent the citizens of other countries from going to Syria to join extremist groups, noting that Turkey has barred 5,300 people from...

Iran and Russia are preparing to sign an agreement to build two nuclear plants in Iran; Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) quoted an official as saying. The spokesman for...

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini yesterday called for the "formation of a national unity government in Iraq and the participation of all Iraqi parties in a...

Italy has urged all sides of the Syrian conflict to ensure safe and prompt passage of humanitarian aid without any obstacles. The Italian minister of foreign affairs Federica Mogerena...

Western diplomats and Iran have started drafting a nuclear agreement following talks that took place between 16-20 June in Vienna, an EU official told reporters on Friday. According to...

A Turkish court has sentenced the leader of 1980 military coup to life imprisonment, Anadolu news agency reported Wednesday. Kenan Evren, 97, led the 1980 military overthrow of the...

The Algerian regime has signed a 10 billion Euro deal with Germany, Der Spiegel reported on Wednesday. According to the German magazine, the deal includes the manufacturing of 980Fox...

The Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union in Germany Volker Kauder said he holds the United States responsible for the developments in Iraq. In remarks to the German newspaper...

The countries participating in the Rome Conference to support the Lebanese army affirmed their readiness to provide it with special technical support. The Conference, which was held in the...

The EU Court of Auditors has said "there is no evidence of corruption, mismanagement or diversion of funds" received by the Palestinian Authority (PA) from the EU, a statement...

Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday that French arms sales increased by 42 per cent or €6.7 billion in 2013 compared to 2012 and are expected to...

Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said Tuesday that Turkey should be included in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks between the United States and the EU. Zeybekci met...

"Italy encourages the Lebanese political forces to reach an agreement on the presidential election and to elect a new president as soon as possible"; Italy's state television reported the...

Foreign Minister Steinmeier yesterday said the international community "must prevent the outbreak of a proxy war between the regional powers on Iraqi soil". In his interview with the German...

The ongoing fighting in Iraq could evolve into a sectarian war, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Erdogan told journalists: "This has gone far beyond an encounter...

A delegation from the British House of Commons arrived in Cairo on Saturday for talks with Egyptian officials. The 20-strong delegation is expected to hold talks with newly-inaugurated President...

Germany has agreed to take in 10,000 more Syrian refugees, the interior ministers at both federal and regional levels agreed yesterday. "Germany stands by its humanitarian responsibility. It is...

Chairperson-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter strongly condemned the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS)'s attack on...

An Egyptian court decision to imprison political activist Alaa Abdel Fatah yesterday to 15 years in prison and several other colleagues in the Shura Council events which took place...