US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday that the Trump administration was considering imposing sanctions on related to Turkey's purchase of the Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system,...
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Eight years ago, NATO and its partners, killed nearly 200 Libyan civilians across the North African country. Eight years on, no one has been held accountable. Neither NATO nor...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he believes US President Donald Trump will not allow ties between the two NATO allies to become captive to a dispute...
Libya's High Council of State yesterday condemned recent airstrikes carried out by the troops loyal to the retired Libyan General Khalifa Haftar, which had targeted a field hospital and...
US lawmakers say they are unhappy about Turkey's purchase of a Russian missile defence system but are unsure what President Donald Trump – or Congress – should do next,...
US President Donald Trump has held a closed-door meeting at the White House with Republican senators to discuss sanctions against Turkey over its recent purchase of the Sa Russian...
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has been in development for nearly 18 years and is now eight years behind schedule, said an American expert on Friday, calling it...
Turkey's removal from the F-35 fighter jet program would also have "adverse" effects on NATO's power, particularly on its Southern flank, the country's defense minister said on Thursday, Anadolu...

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July 17, 2019 |
Dr Ramzy Baroud History never truly retires. Every event of the past, however inconsequential, reverberates throughout and, to an extent, shapes our present, and our future as well The haunting image of...
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US Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the Russian S-400 missile defence system, parts of which have been delivered to Turkey over the past four days, would be...
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US The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) yesterday expressed its concern about the deployment of the advanced Russian air defence system, the S-400, to Turkey. An unnamed NATO official told...
Water supplies to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, have been halted in the wake of an armed attack on the main power plant in southern Tripoli, the management of the...
The Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), General Khalifa Haftar, has promoted the war criminal Mahmoud Al-Werfalli, local sources reported yesterday. Al-Werfalli is a Libyan officer who is...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Friday his determination to honour all bilateral and multilateral military alliances, Anadolu Agency reports. "Turkey is a country that stands out with its success...
The Italian parliament on Thursday decided to extend the mandate of the Italian SAMP-T missile defence system deployed in Turkey's southeastern province of Kahramanmaras until 31 December, Anadolu Agency reports....
The Trump administration still plans to impose sanctions on Turkey and remove it from a critical fighter jet program if the NATO ally acquires Russian air defences, US officials...
An air strike late on Tuesday hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, killing at least 40 people and...
A meeting of the Turkish and US presidents during the G20 summit in Japan could help resolve the issue of Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems, said NATO's...
Acting US Defense Secretary Mark Esper will be ready to update European allies on tensions with Iran as he heads to NATO headquarters this week during his inaugural trip...
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June 19, 2019 |
Muhammad Hussein A plethora of unflattering phrases litters the discourse surrounding relations between Turkey and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), including "strategic liability", "loose cannon", "reckless, aggressive ally" and "fifth...
Turkey has already bought the Russian S-400 missile defense systems, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, stressing that it is a done deal, Anadolu reports. "I'm not saying...
Ankara has told the United States that it is willing to purchase its Patriot missile system following the delivery of Russia's S-400 missile system if the US offers a...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump agreed during a phone call on Wednesday to meet on the sidelines of a G20 meeting set for June 28-29...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump may soon have a face-to-face meeting, either in Turkey or on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan next...
The ongoing conflict in Libya between the UN-recognized government and a breakaway commander is imperilling the unity of the country and will have lasting effects even if hostilities were...
Turkey's Trade Ministry will implement a reciprocal reduction in tariffs on US imports after the United States halved tariffs on Turkish steel imports last week, two Turkish sources said...
The Secretary-General of NATO called on all parties in Libya to stop fighting and return to political dialogue in order to resolve the crisis in the country. Jens Stoltenberg...
US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call on Monday discussed a Turkish proposal to create a joint working group on its planned purchase...
Turkey has indicted a third US Consulate employee and his wife and daughter on charges of membership of a terrorist group, according to a copy of the indictment seen...
Turkey's purchase of Russian air defence missile systems should not trigger US sanctions because Ankara is not an adversary of Washington and remains committed to the NATO alliance, Defence...
The current Libyan civil war is benefiting the terrorist group Daesh, according to one expert on the region, Anadolu Agency reported. The sides in the civil war "which were fighting...
NATO is "deeply concerned" by the raging violence in Libya, its chief said on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. In a statement, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on all sides...
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