Europe & Russia

The Turkish foreign ministry stated that the country's doors are open to all Syrian refugees fleeing the on-going clashes in their country, regardless of their religion or ethnicity. The...

The UK's Daily Mail newspaper revealed that one of PM David Cameron's religious affairs advisors is the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, to which Cameron ordered...

Turkey's unofficial local election results indicate that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) won 45.6 per cent of the votes, thus controlling 18 provinces with major Turkish cities,...

Banning the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in the UK could work in favour of terrorist organisations, a Conservative Party Minister of Parliament warned. The Telegraph newspaper quoted Crispin Blunt, the...

The foreign ministers of NATO and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) met on Tuesday and Wednesday in Brussels for the first time since the initiative was launched in 2004....

The Belgian Foreign Ministry welcomed on Wednesday the results of local elections in Turkey and congratulated the Turkish government and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for winning the...

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said that social networking sites Twitter and YouTube did not respect Turkish judicial orders and that every state has the right to take...

Amnesty International has called on the British government not to ignore the crackdown in Egypt. This follows the request by Prime Minister David Cameron to investigate the activities of...

Below is the press statement distributed by ITN Solicitors on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood. It has been reported that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has ordered...

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that his prospective discussions with Kuwaiti leaders would contribute to stabilising the region and spreading peace around it. "These discussions come in a time...

The British government has ordered an investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood's philosophy, activities and the British government's future policy towards the group; government officials said earlier. Reports revealed the...

The BBC's insistence on referring to the whole of Jerusalem as an Israeli city, despite the position of international law, is being challenged in the office of the Information...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed Egyptians, Syrians and Palestinians in his local elections victory speech Sunday night in the capital Ankara. "Many people view our victory as...

President Barack Obama must address Saudi Arabia's human rights record during his visit to the Kingdom this week, Amnesty International said. The human rights organisation has called on Obama...

The European Union has expressed its regret for Egypt's failure to implement a series of recommendations aimed at making the country more democratic. The European Commission issued on Thursday...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said recordings of a secret security meeting are "immoral, villainous and show a lack of honour". He continued by asking: "For whose benefit...

An internal report by European Union diplomats stationed in Jerusalem and Ramallah warned of the changing status quo in the Al-Aqsa Mosque and violations of the Palestinians' rights in...

Israel will pay $21 million in compensation and lift the Gaza siege to restore relations with Turkey after the Mavi Marmara raid that left nine Turkish nationals dead, Turkish...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed that his country will continue "working for a fair and stable resolution of the Palestinian problem by means of creating an independent, viable,...

Italian Foreign Ministry called upon the Egyptian authorities to review the court's decision to sentence 529 anti-coup Egyptians to death on Monday. In a statement issued yesterday the ministry...

King's College London Students Union (KCLSU) endorsed the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) campaign at its Student General Meeting on Wednesday night, the motion passing 348 to 252. The vote...

Below is the text of that letter: We write to you as the lawyers on behalf of the Freedom and Justice Party and Muslim Brotherhood (FJP). We last wrote...

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu yesterday condemned Egypt for sentencing 529 anti-coup Egyptians, including Muslim Brotherhood leaders and members, to death. "This decision shows the consequences of the military...

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague expressed his concern over the death sentences of 529 Egyptians handed down by the Minya court on Monday. In a press release, Hague said...

The head of the international legal team commissioned by Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party and the Muslim Brotherhood to investigate the crimes following the Egyptian coup d'état in July...

Approximately 1.2 million supporters attended the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan's rally in Istanbul Sunday. In his speech, Erdogan urged politicians to work harder for the success of...

The volume of trade between the United Kingdom and the Arab world has increased by 11 per cent in 2013 compared to the previous year, the UK Trade and...

Today's mass death sentences handed down by an Egyptian court are a grotesque example of the shortcomings and the selective nature of Egypt's justice system, Amnesty International said. According...

The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Pope slammed Arab Spring revolts as "an Arab winter plotted by malicious hands to fragment the Arab World." In an interview with the Kuwaiti Al-Watan...

Twitter approved Sunday a complaint filed by the Turkish telecommunications authority against accounts that publicised fabricated recordings aimed at smearing officials from the ruling AK Party. Twitter's decision came...

The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Israel's announcement regarding the construction of 200 new settlements in east Jerusalem and 2000 units in different settlements in the West Bank....

A delegation from the International Coalition for Freedoms and Rights (ICFR) issued a statement Wednesday after its recent Cairo visit urging Egyptian interim authorities to "put an end to...