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Turkiye's Justice Minister said on Wednesday that his country expects Sweden and Finland to extradite more than 30 "terrorists" under an agreement that lifted Ankara's objections to their bids...

After weeks of talks, Turkey has dropped its opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO in a deal that will see the two Nordic states address Ankara's security concerns...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson met in Brussels yesterday and discussed ways to address Turkiye's opposition to Stockholm and Finland's accession to...

Turkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed a range of issues over the phone on Saturday, including bilateral relations and the enlargement of...

Diplomatic meetings between Turkiye, Finland and Sweden about the Nordic countries' NATO membership will continue and an alliance summit in Madrid next week is not a deadline, Turkiye said...

If the Swedish government does not take steps to end the PKK terror group's actions within their countries, the negotiations are unlikely to progress for Sweden's NATO membership process,...

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced on Tuesday that NATO membership applications from Finland and Sweden could be frozen if an agreement with Turkiye, which is currently blocking their...

Asylum seekers sent from filthy, dangerous Libyan detention centres to Rwanda say their new quarters are a huge improvement but they still want to reach Europe – raising questions...

Reacting to the ongoing tension within NATO after Sweden and Finland applied to join the alliance, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that it is important to note that...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that Turkey is a "vital ally" which has legitimate concerns" about terrorism. "When a vital key ally such as Turkey raises concerns...

Security concerns raised by Turkiye in its opposition to Finland's and Sweden's NATO membership applications are legitimate, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday during a visit to...

Sweden will look to make constructive progress in talks with Turkey on Ankara's objections over the Nordic country's application to join the NATO defensive alliance, Foreign Minister Ann Linde...

Saudi Arabia's Savvy Gaming Group (SGG) which is owned by the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) has acquired a $1 billion stake in the Swedish...

Turkiye will never allow terrorism-backing countries to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. "Supporting a terrorist organisation that attacks an alliance member...

Turkiye will not change its position on the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO before its conditions are met, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. During a meeting with members...

Talks between Turkish officials and delegations from Sweden and Finland this week in Turkiye made little headway overcoming Ankara's objections to the Nordic countries joining NATO, and it is...

Sweden's prime minister said on Monday that talks with Turkey regarding Ankara's opposition to her country's bid to join NATO "will take some time." Magdalena Andersson told Swedish news...

Negotiations with Turkiye on Sweden's membership to NATO will take some more time, the Swedish Prime Minister said Monday, and Anadolu News Agency reports. Magdalena Andersson told Swedish official...

Unless Sweden and Finland decide to support Turkey on 'fundamental issues'; Erdogan says he will not take a positive approach to NATO expansion

The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, said it was "important" to address Turkiye's concerns on Finland and Sweden's applications to join the alliance....

Sweden's foreign minister today hit out at "disinformation" about Sweden and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), after Turkey accused the Nordic country of giving support to the militant group,...

Turkiye will say "no" to entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, as senior representatives of the two countries are set to visit...

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said yesterday that her country and neighbouring Sweden want to join NATO "as soon as possible". Following a meeting with her Italian counterpart, Mario...

The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday that senior representatives from Sweden and Finland and not the foreign ministers of both countries, will travel to Turkiye for talks...

Sweden will formally apply for NATO membership in the next few days, Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson, said on Monday, but its accession process, and that of Finland, hit a...

Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, said on Monday that Swedish and Finnish delegations should not bother coming to Ankara to convince it to approve their NATO bid, Reuters reports. Sweden's...

The potential NATO membership of Sweden and Finland got off to a bad start late last week with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying that he does not have...

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Fifteen European countries, on Friday, urged Israel to stop plans for more illegal settlements in the West Bank, according to an official statement, Anadolu News Agency reports. "We are...

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has thrown Sweden and Finland's potential NATO membership into doubt, just as both countries are on the cusp of applying to join the alliance...

A Swedish man has been detained in Iran, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said on Friday, just days after it advised against unnecessary travel to Iran, citing a deteriorating security...

Following several months of protests by Muslim families who claim their children are being "kidnapped" by Swedish authorities, one of the founders of the Nordic Committee for Human Rights...