Europe & Russia

Veolia, the largest publicly-traded water company in Europe, is selling its water, waste, and energy businesses in Israel, and intends to 'step back' from the country as a marketplace....

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...

Before Britain gets involved in another intervention against Sunni insurgents in Iraq, David Cameron should read the Koran. Verse 216, Chapter 2 says: "You may hate a thing which...

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...

The European Union's boycott of products from Israeli settlements is a step in the right direction, Hamas' spokesperson Fawzy Barhoom said. "This step should be followed by more strict...

Turkey will send a floating power-generating ship to Gaza, Taner Yildiz, Turkey's energy minister said Tuesday. "Turkey will build power plants in Palestine in the long term, but as...

The Saudi Embassy in France has denied the media reports claiming that "one of its cars was attacked while on its way to the airport carrying large sums of...

German intelligence agencies are spying on Turkey for fear of the impact of terrorist groups in Turkey on German national security, the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper reported, citing government sources....

Turkey's President-elect and outgoing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received a delegation from the International Union of Muslim Scholars on Friday, a statement on the union's website said. According...

The publication of a British government report into whether the Muslim Brotherhood should be classified "a terrorist organisation" has been delayed, while government ministers seek to calm any discontent...