Search For Keyword.

Turkish defense minister meets Belarusian president

Turkey’s defense minister met the president of Belarus on Tuesday during his first official visit to Minsk. Turkey's Hulusi Akar and Alexander Lukashenko held a one-hour closed-door meeting at the Freedom Palace. Speaking to the press afterwards, Akar said that the two countries will...

Riyadh asks UN to intervene against Israeli settlements

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to intervene to help put an end to illegal Israeli settlement construction. “Palestinians [in the occupied West Bank] are subject to frequent escalation campaigns by the Israeli occupation authorities, attacks by settlers and land...

Turkish opposition head denounces Trump threats

The leader of Turkey’s opposition Republican People's (CHP) Party on Tuesday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's recent tweets threatening Turkey. "Nobody can threaten the Turkish Republic like a street bully," Kemal Kilicdaroglu said during an announcement of mayoral candidates in the...

Zimbabwe: 5 feared dead in protests, Internet cut off

At least five people were reportedly killed in Zimbabwe on Monday as thousands protested against high fuel prices, a local human rights group said Tuesday. “The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) reports that over 26 people reported being shot by the police, of which...