Russia has said its support for Syrian president Bashar al Assad is “not unconditional” in the wake of a suspected chemical weapons attack that has provoked widespread condemnation. The comment from President Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov comes after the Russian leader said it was unacceptable to make “groundless” accusations over the attack. Tuesday’s attack in … Read more
Chemical weapons were used by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in an attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria, Turkey said on Thursday after carrying out autopsies on three people killed in the massacre. ‘Autopsies were carried out on three of the bodies after they were brought from Idlib. The results of the autopsy confirms that chemical weapons … Read more
Turkey said Thursday the autopsies of three Syrians killed in an attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria confirmed that chemical weapons had been used by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, state media reported. “Autopsies were carried out on three of the bodies after they were brought from Idlib. The results of the autopsy confirms that chemical weapons … Read more
Turkey has presented two plans to the US detailing how a joint operation could retake the IS de-facto capital of Raqa in northern Syria, a local newspaper reported Saturday. Turkish Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar set out Ankara’s proposals to the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford during his visit … Read more
Striker Nana Poku and Turkey-based defender-cum-midfielder Joseph Attamah are expected to join the Black Stars pre-2017 Africa Cup of Nations training in Accra this week, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. Poku has recently moved to UAE side Al Shabab on loan from Egyptian side Misr El Maqasha where he scored nine goals in the Egyptian top-flight. … Read more
The US embassy in Ankara and other consulates in Turkey were closed on Tuesday after an individual fired shots in front of the mission in the capital. Turkish police have detained the man, who took out a shotgun he hid in his coat and fired about eight rounds into the air before the embassy’s security … Read more
At least 12 people, almost all of them schoolchildren, have been killed after a fire broke out in a girls’ dormitory in Turkey’s southern province of Adana, according to the local governor. The fire, which officials said was likely caused by an electrical fault, spread rapidly through the building’s wooden interior late on Tuesday, as … Read more
Ghana midfielder Seidu Salifu made his long-awaited debut for Turkish second-tier side Adana Demirspor on Sunday as they drew 1-1 at UmraniyeSpor. Salifu came on in 78th minute when his side were leading 1-0 thanks to a Mustafa Durak goal. The 22-year-old penned a one-year-deal in August after leaving Tunisian side Club Africain where he … Read more