INTRNATIONAL Turkish rescue teams are continuing to search for people trapped in a mine after an explosion on Friday killed dozens of workers. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the death toll stood at 40 people and is expected to rise. The blast took place inside a mine in Bartin province, just[…]
INTERNATIONAL The much-coveted Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone has joined Somalia’s offensive against the insurgent group al-Shabab, in an escalation seen by Somali analysts as highly significant to the war’s trajectory. Somalia’s federal government last week confirmed reports that the armed drones produced by Turkish company Baykar, which has ties to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s family,[…]
INTERNATIONAL Three people have been killed when Turkish raids struck outposts in northern Syrian operated by government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), according to a British-based war monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the three killed were wearing Syrian army uniform. Several other fighters were[…]
INTERNATIONAL A new Amnesty International report has found that Afghan refugees have consistently come under fire while trying to cross into Iran and Turkey in the year since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan. The report, ‘They Don’t Treat Us Like Humans,’ consists of interviews with 74 Afghans who had[…]
INTERNATIONAL President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday pledged to boost political and economic cooperation including in energy and trade. The two leaders agreed to set up a partial payment system for Russian gas in roubles, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said after the talks.[…]
INTERNATIONAL When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the discovery of the world’s second-largest rare earth elements reserve in Turkey’s Eskisehir last month, a slew of experts and reports questioned the quality and reliability of the 694-million tonne deposit. Now the man who is handling the mining operations has told Middle East Eye that he is[…]
INTERNATIONAL Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky confirmed Turkey’s announcement that Kiev will sign a deal with Russia on Friday to reopen its ports on the Black Sea, as food prices continue to grow because of the war. Zelensky said late on Thursday that the Black Sea ports could soon be reopened[…]
INTERNATIONAL At least eight people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected Turkish artillery attack on a tourist resort in the Dohuk province of Iraq‘s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. State media said all of those killed by the “fierce artillery bombing” were tourists. They included two children, three men and three women. Though the Iraqi[…]
INTERNATIONAL At least eight people have been killed and dozens wounded in a Turkish artillery attack on a tourist resort in the Dohuk province of Iraq‘s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. State media said all of those killed by the “fierce artillery bombing” were tourists. They included two children, three men and three women. The raid took place[…]
INTERNATIONAL Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei pushed against a possible Turkish military operation in northern Syria in a meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, saying it would be detrimental for Turkey and the region, according to Iranian state media reports. The Turkish military has been sending reinforcements to northern Syria, especially areas near the[…]
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