Tag: coup
Thailand goes to polls as coup leader eyes return to power
BANGKOK: Thailand voted on Sunday in a long-delayed election that Prayuth Chan-ocha, the general who led the coup against the country's last elected government five...
Pakistan, Turkey relations have developed immense significance: Mushahid
ISLAMABAD: Defence Senate Committee and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Parliamentary Committee Chairman, Senator Mushahid Hussain has said on Wednesday that relations between Pakistan and Turkey have acquired immense significance.
He...
Zimbabwe’s ruling party to hold rally to force Mugabe to step...
HARARE: President Robert Mugabe’s own ruling ZANU-PF party wants him to step down and plans to hold a rally in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on...
Turkey searches for 42 university staff in post-coup crackdown
ISTANBUL: Turkish police have launched operations to track down 42 university staff from Istanbul’s Marmara University who are alleged to have links to last...
Fate of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe unclear as he resists to step down...
HARARE: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s fate hung in the balance on Friday as he apparently resisted efforts to make him step down following a seizure...
Mugabe, wife, top allies holed up in ‘Blue House’ compound
JOHANNESBURG: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace and two key figures from her G40 political faction is under house arrest at Mugabe’s “Blue House”...
Military takes to streets in Zimbabwe, denies coup, says Mugabe ‘safe’
HARARE: Zimbabwean military officers read an address live on state TV in the early hours of Wednesday, saying they were not launching a coup...
Mass protests in Brazil against Temer ‘coup’
Tens of thousands took to Brazilian streets to support sacked leader Dilma Rousseff and protest the new government of Michel Temer, who has taken...
Turkey accuses EU of ‘encouraging’ coup plotters
Turkey accused the European Union (EU) on Wednesday of “encouraging” the plotters on the night of the July 15 coup in an escalating row...
Turkey govt to work with opposition on new constitution: PM
The Turkish government is ready to work with all the main opposition parties in drafting a new constitution, Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, said on...
Turkey issues warrants for 42 journalists after coup
Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 42 journalists as part of the investigation into the failed coup aimed at toppling President, Recep Tayyip...
Erdogan declares state of emergency after coup attempt
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as he widened a crackdown against thousands of members of the security forces,...
General denies planning coup as Turkey presses purge
Turkey has sacked almost 9,000 officials in its relentless crackdown against suspected coup plotters, authorities said Monday, as the former air force chief denied...
Turkish pilots who downed Russia jet part of coup plot: Official
Two Turkish pilots who played a role in the downing of a Russian plane in November are in custody over the weekend’s failed coup...
Deputy mayor in Istanbul shot in head, in critical state
An unknown assailant shot the deputy mayor of Istanbul's Sisli district in the head on Monday and he was in a critical condition, Turkish...
Turkey detains around 6,000 over coup plot: minister
Turkey has detained over 6,000 people over the coup plot aimed at ousting the govermment and the number will rise, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag...
Turkey army ridicules talk of ‘anti-Erdogan coup’
Turkey’s military on Thursday angrily denied suggestions it could be planning a coup against the increasingly controversial President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Certain media outlets have...
