Turkey says civilians can leave Syrian city of Afrin via corridor as he turns up heat on offensive
Turkey’s president has said civilians will be led out of the Syrian enclave of Afrin through a “special corridor”, as he turned up the heat…
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Turkey urges solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on March 14 called on the international community to exert pressure on Armenia to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. “We want…
Iraq reopens Kurdish airports to international flights
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s civil aviation authority says airports in the country’s Kurdish region have been officially reopened for international flights. Abbas Omran, the authority’s director,…
Foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran to talk ‘Silk Road’
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on March 14 said the foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran will meet in Baku to evaluate regional…
Plot twist for students at Saudi Arabia’s first cinema school
Student Sama Kinsara adjusts her camera at Saudi Arabia’s only cinema school, her dream of seeing her work on the big screen coming into focus…
Iran sentences Tehran professor to jail for ‘anti-state propaganda’
An outspoken professor of Tehran university, who is a well-known figure in the country’s political commentariat, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for spreading…
Gaza villagers brace for new Israeli offensive
Fawzi Abu Jarad is preparing to move and the 62-year-old former shepherd wants to bring his entire extended family of 28 people with him. He…
Turkish airport closes due to emergency landing of plane from Qatar
Trabzon Airport in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey closed temporarily on Wednesday after an air ambulance plane sought permission for an emergency landing,…
Hezbollah denies Nasrallah’s statement on Iran and Lebanese constitution
Hezbollah on Tuesday denied Farda News’ report quoting the party’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah as saying that the guardianship of the Islamic jurist (Vilayat-e Faqih)…
Pentagon braces for emboldened Iran after Syria gains
America’s top military commander in the Middle East told Congress today that President Bashar al-Assad’s recent gains in the Syrian civil war will enhance Iran’s…