Armenia to use Russian Iskander missiles against Turkey’s American F-16 jets
Armenia is prepared to use Russian-made Iskander ballistic missiles in the Nagorno-Karabakh region if Turkey deploys its American-built F-16 fighter jets in support of...
Azerbaijan leader hails Turkish President Erdogan for support against Armenia
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev thanked his Turkish counterpart Monday for support against Armenia's border violations in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region. Hikmet Hajiyev, assistant to the...
Turkey seeks new life for submerged tourist town
Just two roofs poke through the vast expanse of an artificial lake that has swallowed a Turkish town whose caves and pre-Ottoman ruins once...
French President Macron accuses Lebanon leaders of ‘betrayal’ over govt failure
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday upped the pressure on Lebanon's leaders to form a government in the wake of the Beirut port blast,...
Qatar committed to just settlement of Palestinian issue
Qatar's foreign minister on Thursday met with an official of the Palestinian movement Fatah in Doha to review bilateral relations and other issues of...
Normalization with Israel to provide Gulf states cover against growing influence of Iran
The unveiling of the peace agreements between the state of Israel and the Gulf States of UAE and Bahrain depicts a classic example of...
Turkey gives more to UN budget than many in Europe, Middle East
Turkey finances the lion’s share of the UN budget among European nations, while it is the largest contributor among Middle Eastern countries, according to...
No deal with Israel, but Saudi Arabia pushes outreach to Jews
From scrubbing hate-filled school textbooks to a taboo-defying religious sermon, Saudi Arabia is pushing for another kind of normalisation after declining to establish formal...
Op-ed: Time not far when Pakistan will have to take firm stance on Israel
The Emiratis are trying to justify their move by giving the example of Egypt and Jordan which have normal relations with Israel. Then why...
In historic first, Abu Dhabi abolishes permit system for buying alcohol
Authorities in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi have abolished the requirement for permits to purchase and consume alcohol, according to an official circular, after...
Emine Erdogan to roll out new book on Turkish cuisine
The world will have a different reference for centuries-old Turkish cuisine with a new "centennial" cookbook, Turkey's first lady announced Friday. Emine Erdogan introduced the...
Bahrainis protest US-sponsored Israel normalisation deal
Dozens protested Friday in Bahrain against the government's normalisation of ties with Israel, in a rare display of dissent in the small oil-rich kingdom,...