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Iran calls for OIC emergency session amid New Zealand terror attacks
Mar 16, 2019 02:38Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has censured the "terrorist attack and heinous crime" against Muslims in New Zealand, calling for an emergency session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
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Turkey's purchase of Russian missile poses threat to NATO: US
Mar 15, 2019 03:18US officials have warned Turkey not to purchase Russian-made S-400 missiles, saying it would pose a security threat to members states of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO).
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Erdogan lashes out at Netanyahu as tyrant, child murderer
Mar 14, 2019 03:54Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu a “tyrant” who kills Palestinian children, as a heated war of words between the two officials continues.
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Turkey censures Netanyahu for ‘discrimination’ against Arab Israelis
Mar 13, 2019 04:42Turkey has denounced Zionist regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his “blatant racism” against Arab Israelis after the rightist premier said the Occupied Territories only belong to the Jewish people and not all citizens.
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Erdogan says US angered by Turkey’s independence
Mar 10, 2019 04:37Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the United States is pressuring Turkey to cancel an arms agreement with Russia because Washington is angered by Ankara’s independence.
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Khartoum says Turkish naval ship at Port Sudan to boost ‘security’
Mar 10, 2019 04:21A Turkish military ship has been moored near Port Sudan for a three-day stay in the African country purportedly aimed at boosting “security and safety” in the Red Sea region, as Sudan has been the scene of months of protests against President Omar al-Bashir’s 30-year rule.
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US threatens Turkey with 'grave consequences' if it proceeds with S-400 deal
Mar 09, 2019 06:43The United States has threatened Turkey with “grave consequences" if it proceeds with the purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system, after Ankara announced that the advanced missile complex will be ready for deployment before year-end.
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Istanbul police fire tear gas at banned Women’s Day demonstration
Mar 09, 2019 02:50Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have fired tear gas to disperse thousands of women who were marching on International Women’s Day to denounce violence and demand greater rights in defiance of a government ban on holding protest rallies.
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Turkey will begin to install Russian S-400 missile systems in October: Defense
Mar 08, 2019 13:08Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says the country will start installment of the advanced Russian-built S-400 air defense missile systems later this year, regardless of strong opposition from the United States to the plan and warnings that Ankara should not buy the platform.
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India, Russia ink submarine deal; Turkey to get S-400 in Oct.
Mar 08, 2019 09:38India signs an agreement to lease another nuclear-powered attack submarine from Russia, while Turkey says it will begin deploying a Russian-made S-400 missile defense system in October.