Paris court charges Assad uncle with corruption
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s uncle, suspected of using ill-gotten gains to build a real estate empire in France, has been charged with corruption, an anti-graft…
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Isolated Erdogan Heals Israel, Russia Ties to Boost Economy
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended a six-year rift with Israel and unexpectedly moved to mend ties with Russia, as Turkey attempts to draw a line…
In Turkey, dashed hopes and deepening rifts
Just a year ago, Mecbure Demir, the matriarch of large Kurdish family from a restive town in Turkey’s southeast, was celebrating the prospect of peace….
Erdogan apologizes to Putin over death of Russian pilot, calls Russia ‘friend & strategic partner’
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has apologized over the downing of the Russian jet in November last year, expressing his regret over the incident in a…
Suicide bombers strike Lebanese village, kill five
At least five people killed and more than a dozen wounded in suicide bombing attack in village near the Syrian border. At least five people…
ISIL claims responsibility for Jordan border attack
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group has claimed responsibility for a car bomb suicide attack last week on…
ISIS-linked Saudi Arabian twins kill own mother over her opposition to terror group
Twin brothers in Riyadh have stabbed their entire family, killing their mother and seriously injuring their father and elder brother. The 20-year-olds are reportedly loyal…
Regional security problem binds Israel and Turkey
“A serious security problem occurred in the Middle East after the so-called Arab Spring,” says Turkish Foreign Ministry official Mesut Ozcan. Turkey sees regional security…
Daesh captured 900 Kurds from Aleppo in three weeks
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday that Daesh has been detaining around 900 Kurds for three weeks in the governorate of…
Sanctions on Iran lifted
Last summer, the international community reached a landmark agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon….