Beleaguered Syria suffers also due to Suez Canal closure
BEIRUT — Syria has begun rationalizing the distribution of fuel in the war-torn country amid concerns of delays of shipments arrivals resulting from a...
Women, LGBT people and students protest for rights in Turkey
ISTANBUL — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Saturday for anti-government protests, demanding amid a heavy police presence the reversal of recent decisions...
Cash-strapped Sudan clears overdue payments to World Bank
CAIRO — The Sudanese government said Friday it cleared all of its overdue payments to the World Bank, a move that gives the highly-indebted...
Radioactive material found inside oil facility in Lebanon
BEIRUT — A German company has found dangerous nuclear material stored in an oil facility in southern Lebanon, officials said Friday.
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Turkey: ex-police heads jailed over 2007 journalist killing
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two former police chiefs and a former military officer to life terms in prison over...
Turkey detains students and supporters over LGBT flags
ISTANBUL — Police in Turkey detained dozens of people who assembled outside a courthouse Friday in a show of solidarity with 12 students who...
EU to offer Turkey aid, trade help despite rights concerns
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are set Thursday to provide new incentives to Turkey to improve cooperation on migration and trade despite democratic backsliding...
Uyghurs in Turkey protest Chinese foreign minister’s visit
ISTANBUL — Hundreds of Uyghurs staged protests in Ankara and Istanbul on Thursday, denouncing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Turkey and demanding...
EU top diplomats in Libya to support interim authorities
CAIRO — The foreign ministers of France, Italy and Germany arrived Thursday in Tripoli to show their support to Libya's newly elected transitional authorities,...
Turkey asks Kosovo to reconsider embassy in Jerusalem
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Kosovo’s new prime minister to reconsider the Balkan nation's recent opening of an embassy...
