Tag: Turkey

As options narrow on Syria, Trump prepares to drop sanctions hammer...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's administration is set to impose economic sanctions on Ankara, potentially as early as this week, for its incursion into northern Syria,...

Syrian army begins to move troops to ‘confront’ Turkey: state media

AMMAN: The Syrian army has begun deploying its troops to northern Syria battlefronts to “confront a Turkish aggression” on Syrian territory, state media said...

US preparing to withdraw all remaining troops from northern Syria: defence...

The United States is poised to evacuate about 1,000 US troops from northern Syria amid an ongoing Turkish offensive into the region, Defense Secretary...

Pakistan joins hands with Turkey, Malaysia to counter Islamophobia

Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan  and Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad took part in a trilateral summit on the...

Imran briefs world leaders on Kashmir crisis

--PM meets Turkey's Erdogan, Iran's Rohani and NZ premier Jacinda Ardern  NEW YORK: Prime Minister Imran Khan met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iranian President...

Ahead of meeting, Turkey expects Russia to help rein in Syrian...

ISTANBUL: Erdogan, who is making a one-day visit to Russia, told Putin last week that attacks by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces were causing...

Erdogan says Turkey to turn elsewhere if US will not sell...

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey would turn elsewhere for fighter jets if the United States will not sell it the F-35 jets,...

Turkey will launch operation in Syria if safe zone not established:...

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that if a planned safe zone in northern Syria is not established, and if threats...

Turkey issues arrest warrants for over 200 soldiers

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for over 200 soldiers in Istanbul and the Aegean Izmir province for their alleged links to the...

Threatened, beaten, shot: Turkish journalists in the crosshairs

ANKARA: After being assaulted 28 times during his career—punched, kicked and beaten with bats—Turkish journalist Hakan Denizli thought he had seen it all. But for...

Erdogan says ‘out of question’ to support US Palestinian plan

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it was "out of the question" for Turkey to support the US economic plan for Palestinians, in comments...

Erdogan says Russian defense missiles on track

OSAKA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he expects the scheduled delivery of Russian air defense missiles under a contract that has vexed the...

Saudi crown prince warns against ‘exploiting’ Khashoggi murder

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned against "exploiting" the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi for political gains, in what appeared to be...

Turkey rejects US ultimatums, says it will not back down on...

ANKARA: Turkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems despite U.S. warnings that it will lead to...

After Amitabh Bachchan, Adnan Sami’s Twitter account hacked, flooded with pro-Pakistan...

INDIA: Only after a day that Amitabh Bachan's Twitter account was hacked, Adnan Sami's account has also been hacked. The hackers followed the same pattern and...

Up to two million Syrians could flee to Turkey if war...

Up to 2 million refugees could flee to Turkey if fighting intensifies in northwestern Syria as aid funds run dangerously low, the United Nations...

Erdogan discusses ‘bilateral and regional’ issues with Saudi king after no-show...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Thursday by phone with Saudi King Salman after missing a key summit of the Organisation of Islamic...