Economic woes force Erdogan to befriend Saudis on April 29, 2022ANKARA: Three years after accusing Saudi Arabia’s leadership of murder and running a sham trial over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Riyadh on Thursday to mend ties. Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, was killed by a hit squad at the country’s Istanbul consulate in 2018. At […]
Myanmar junta sentences Suu Kyi aide to 20 years for treason on October 29, 2021Myanmar’s military sentenced a close aide of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 20 years in prison on Friday, his lawyer said, the first high-ranking member of her party to be jailed by a junta court. The country has been in turmoil since a February 1 coup ousted Suu Kyi’s National League for […]
Istanbul prosecutor indicts 20 suspects over Khashoggi killing in 2018 on March 25, 2020Turkey has indicted 20 suspects, including two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Prosecutors accuse Saudi Arabia´s deputy intelligence chief Ahmed al-Assiri and the royal court´s media czar Saud al-Qahtani of leading the operation and giving orders to a Saudi […]
Turkey says it won’t send more advisers to Libya on January 23, 2020MOSCOW: Turkey does not plan to send more military advisers to Libya while a cease-fire is being observed, Russia’s RIA news agency cited Turkey’s foreign minister as saying on Thursday. This comes as renewed threats from forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar has forced Libya to close its only operational airport, dealing another setback to peace […]
Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as protests erupt over jetliner downing on January 12, 2020US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the United States was monitoring Iranian demonstrations closely, warning against any new “massacre” as protests broke out after Tehran admitted to shooting down a passenger plane. Iranian protesters and newspapers also piled pressure on the country’s leadership and riot police stepped up their presence in Tehran on Sunday. […]
Two rockets hit Iraqi capital’s Green Zone: security sources on January 9, 2020Two rockets crashed late on Wednesday into the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, the high-security enclave where foreign embassies including the US mission are based, security sources told AFP. Meanwhile, Iraqi police sources told Reuters that three Katyusha rockets fell inside the Green Zone causing a fire. Sirens were sounding inside the Green Zone, and at least one of […]
Top Iran commander Qassem Soleimani killed in US strike on Baghdad on January 3, 2020Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed on Friday in a US strike on Baghdad’s international airport, confirmed Iran and the US, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two countries. The Pentagon said US President Donald Trump ordered Soleimani’s “killing”, after a pro-Iran mob this week laid siege to the US embassy. pic.twitter.com/VXeKiVzpTf — […]
Dozens detained in India over social media comments after Babri Mosque ruling on November 11, 2019AYODHYA: Dozens of people in India have been detained on suspicion of publishing inflammatory social media posts and setting off celebratory firecrackers after the Supreme Court ruled to give a disputed religious site to Hindus, police said on Sunday. The statement added that authorities had acted against more than 8,270 posts, with steps including “reporting […]
Iran to start enriching uranium at Fordow amid reports UN nuclear inspector detained on November 6, 2019VIENNA: Iran briefly held an inspector for the UN nuclear watchdog and seized her travel documents, diplomats familiar with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) work said on Wednesday, some describing it as harassment. The incident appears to be the first of its kind since Tehran’s landmark deal with major powers was struck in 2015, imposing […]
Car blast kills 8 in northwest Syria as US redeploys near Turkish border on October 31, 2019QAHTANIYAH: At least eight people were killed on Thursday when a car bomb exploded in a busy market in the northwest Syrian city of Afrin, under control of Turkey-backed rebel groups, witnesses and a rescuer said. They said the blast also wounded at least 30. The Turkish military helped by its Syrian rebel allies seized […]