by Abdullah Mustafa and Abdul Sattar Barakat | Mar 9, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Brussels, Athens-The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, expressed his deep concern about the EU-Turkey deal, saying “As a first reaction, I am deeply concerned about any arrangement that would involve the blanket return of anyone from...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 21, 2015 | Middle East
Ankara, AP—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday that the nation will hold an early election on November 1, after no group won a majority from voters in June and Erdoğan’s party was unable to find a coalition partner. Erdoğan said he will meet with...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 22, 2015 | Middle East
Suruç and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkish authorities have identified a suspected suicide bomber who on Monday killed 32 people and injured 100 in the Turkish district of Suruç near the Syrian border. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu made the announcement on Wednesday...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 1, 2015 | World
Istanbul, Reuters—Istanbul went into a security lockdown on Friday as thousands of Turkish police manned barricades and closed off streets to traffic to stop May Day rallies at the central Taksim Square, a symbolic point for anti-government protests. Citing security...
by Thair Abbas | Feb 23, 2015 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey informed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) of Saturday’s operation to evacuate 40 of its soldiers in northern Syria and relocate the tomb of a revered Turkish figure, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Sunday. Around 570 Turkish...
