by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 16, 2017 | Middle East
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg contacted each of the German and Turkish foreign ministers last week in an attempt to resolve the dispute over Turkish airbases. The dispute centers over visits by German officials and lawmakers to Turkish airbases, which is part of a wider...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 10, 2017 | World
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko vowed on Monday that his country will carry out reforms for it to meet the necessary standards to be able to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He added that Kiev and NATO will begin discussions on a roadmap to get...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 29, 2017 | World
Two years after winding down its military operation in Afghanistan, NATO decided to increase troop numbers in the war-ravaged country to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban. “I can confirm we will increase our presence in Afghanistan,”...
by Abdullah Mustafa | May 13, 2017 | World
Brussels- The Belgian government has revealed that it would start implementing a warning system that communicates information on terrorist attacks to mobile devices via text or voice messages. Belgium’s Interior Minister Jan Jambon said on Twitter that the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 31, 2017 | World
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told NATO that the Washington will remain committed to previous agreements and ensure that the alliance has the capability to defend itself, including from Russian aggression. He warned, in his first NATO meeting in Brussels, allies...