Germany and Netherlands Harden Stance
Several EU leaders have criticised Turkey, amid a growing row over the Turkish government's attempts to hold rallies in European ...
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Clashes Erupt As Dutch Expel Turkish Minister
Dutch riot police have clashed with protesters in Rotterdam, amid a diplomatic row that saw a Turkish minister escorted out ...
The Netherlands Bars Turkish Foreign Minister’s Plane From Landing
The Netherlands barred a plane carrying Turkey's foreign minister from landing to stop him from addressing a political rally Saturday ...
Xabi Alonso Confirms Retirement At End of Season
Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso has confirmed he will retire when his contract expires in the summer. Alongside a picture ...
German’s Podolski Joins Japan’s Vissel Kobe
German World Cup winner Lukas Podolski has formally joined Japan’s Vissel Kobe, the J-League club said Thursday, bucking a trend ...
To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds
Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the country's Kurds ...
Oscar Elation From Afar For Syria’s White Helmets
It was shortly after 6:00 am in Turkey, and Khaled Khatib and his cousin Fadi had dozed off while staying ...
Syria’s White Helmets Rescuers Will Not Attend Oscars
Rescue workers from Syria's White Helmets group -- the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary -- will not attend this weekend's ...
Turkey Says 2,000 Syrian Families Set For Citizenship
Istanbul authorities on Thursday said 2,000 Syrian families in the city could be set for Turkish citizenship but the government ...
Turkey Reverses Female Army Officers’ Headscarf Ban
A ban on female army officers in Turkey wearing the Muslim headscarf has been lifted by the government. The military ...
‘Erdogan Assassination Plot’ Suspects Go On Trial In Turkey
The trial opened on Monday of almost 50 suspects accused of plotting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a ...
WTC Bombing ‘plotter’ Omar Abdel Rahman Dies In US Jail
Omar Abdel Rahman, who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and of planning more attacks ...
Syria Crisis Still ‘appalling’
The head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former British foreign secretary David Miliband on Thursday said the humanitarian ...
Syria Rebels Head To Astana Talks
Syrian rebel figures were en route to the Kazakh capital on Wednesday for fresh talks on reinforcing a faltering six-week ...
Turkey Academics Speak of Fear and Loss Amid Mass Sackings
Turkey's university lecturers remain defiant, despite what they describe as heavy-handed police tactics during protests against the latest sacking of ...
Erdogan Says Turkish Troops Inside IS Bastion Al-Bab, Capture Imminent
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies have entered the centre of the ...
U.N. Secretary General Kicks Off Middle East Tour
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Istanbul on Friday for talks with Turkey's Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, at the ...
Adebayor Exhibits Dancing Skills
A video shared by the Peter Okoye of P-Square fame shows the Togolese international displaying his 'Al Qaeda' dancing skills. ...
Trump Steps Up Attack On Judge, Court System Over Travel Ban
President Donald Trump on Sunday ramped up his criticism of a federal judge who blocked a travel ban on seven ...
Van Persie Is One Stupid Motherf***er’
Robin van Persie's theatrics during the Istanbul derby between Besiktas and Fenerbahce saw the hosts end the game with 10 ...