France condemns the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul and wants an in-depth investigation of the case, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday, Reuters reports. …
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is demanding further clarity over the death of writer Jamal Khashoggi, after Saudi officials acknowledged Saturday that the Washington Post columnist was killed in a “fistfight” in its Istanbul …
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat in Istanbul Mohammed al-Otaibi has reportedly left Turkey, hours after it was announced his official residence would be searched in connection with a journalist's disappearance. …
After a series of unjustified allegations that Syria reportedly kept chemical weapons, Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad said that the state eliminated all of its chemical arsenal in 2013. "Firstly, Syria …
Israel’s coalition government remained stable, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, adding that it would continue to govern despite police recommendations he be indicted for bribery. "I …
Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili accused the Georgian Dream party of using the attacks on him to promote the party’s candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in autumn. "The Georgian dream began an …
Turkey will not accept a "privileged partnership" with the EU, the country's EU Minister Omer Celik has said, Anadolu Agency reports. "If we are offered a privileged partnership, we will not even consider it, and …
Saudi police have arrested 11 princes for protesting at the ruling palace in Riyadh and refusing to leave, sources confirmed to Sabq local online news on Saturday, Xinxua reports. The princes protested over the decision of the Saudi …
The Arab League called on the United States to revoke its "illegitimate" decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Arab League foreign ministers said in a communique on Sunday, TASS reports. "The US …
Turkey has withdrawn 40 soldiers from a NATO military exercise in Norway, after the country’s founding leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were allegedly depicted as …
Ankara can expel American troops stationed at Turkey’s southern Incirlik Air Base as the US suspended handling all regular visa applications in Turkey, Turkish media reported today. Yesterday, Washington suspended handling all …
Turkey cancelled all visa services for Americans at its diplomatic missions in the US in a tit-for-tat move after Washington made a similar announcement earlier in the day. "Recent events have forced the Turkish Government to …
The United States and Turkey have suspended all non-immigrant visa services for travel between the two countries, after last week's arrest of a US consulate employee in Istanbul. "Recent events have forced the United States …
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Wednesday and urged “all the parties in the Qatar dispute” to find a diplomatic resolution to end a crisis that has …
Russia is not planning to vie with anyone in settling the crisis between Qatar and a number of Arab states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "We support the Kuwaiti initiative, we do not want to vie …
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain will allow Qatari planes to use air corridors in emergencies, the Saudi state news agency SPA said, citing a statement from the Saudi aviation authority. "Nine corridors …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described his trip to the Gulf to deal with the Qatar crisis as "productive and successful". "The visits on the Gulf tour were productive and successful," …
Qatar is willing to launch constructive talks with the Arab states, which cut diplomatic relations with Doha, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said at the meeting with his Chinese …
The sixth batch of troops from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has reached the capital Doha, Qatar's defense ministry said. "The sixth batch of Turkish forces has arrived in Qatar, to continue the ongoing joint cooperation in …
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus called on Saudi Arabia to drop 13 demands it and other Arab states had made of Qatar, saying they represent an infringement on its sovereignty. Speaking in an interview …
