Turkey

Iran needs no charity from US, only wants bans lifted amid virus crisis: Zarif

Apr 07, 2020 13:13

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran, as a resource-rich nation, needs no charity from US President Donald Trump in its battle against a coronavirus pandemic, calling Washington instead to stop standing in the way of Tehran’s oil sales and banking transactions.
Terrorists in Syria demonstrate against Ankara, demand salaries

Apr 06, 2020 03:37

Turkish-backed terrorists positioned in northeastern Syria have staged a protest denouncing their treatment by Turkey and demanding their salaries to be paid.
Iran hits back at Pompeo over alleged assassination attempt in Turkey

Apr 05, 2020 01:47

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has lashed out at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for accusing "Iranian diplomats" of involvement in an alleged "assassination" in Turkey last November.
Turkey restricts youths, shuts borders to fight coronavirus

Apr 04, 2020 13:56

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the country has imposed a partial curfew on citizens under the age of 20 as part of measures aimed at curbing the spread of the new coronavirus.
Turkey sends another military convoy to de-escalation zone in Syria’s Idlib

Apr 04, 2020 05:27

Turkey has dispatched new reinforcements to Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, as Ankara beefs up its military presence in the embattled region following a ceasefire reached earlier this month with Moscow to halt an escalation of violence there, says the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
Turkish forces, militants shell Syria’s Hasakah; two civilians killed

Apr 03, 2020 00:48

At least two people have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when Turkish military forces and allied militants launched barrages of mortar shells at residential neighborhoods in the western sector of Syria’s Northeastern Province of al-Hasakah.
Rights groups urge Turkey to free jailed activists amid pandemic

Apr 01, 2020 02:21

Human rights organizations have called for the urgent release of political activists jailed in Turkey, citing the risk they run of contracting the new coronavirus.
Blast near joint border halts Iran’s gas exports to Turkey

Mar 31, 2020 09:03

Iran’s natural gas exports to Turkey have stopped following an explosion on a pipeline near their joint border, an official at the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said on Tuesday.
Turkish forces, allied militants cut off drinking water to Syria’s Hasakah, environs

Mar 29, 2020 12:26

Turkish forces and allied Takfiri terrorists have once again cut off drinking water supply to people in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakah and surrounding areas, only a few days after the Damascus government complained to the United Nations and the Security Council over the issue.
Turkey deploys US-made air defense System to Syria’s Idlib

Mar 29, 2020 06:47

Turkey has reportedly deployed a US-made air defense system to Idlib as Ankara beefs up its military presence in the militant-held Syrian region despite a ceasefire reached earlier this month to halt an escalation.