Inside the machine-crammed Mouhtarides factory near the Greek-Turkish border, Ioanna Pistola deftly spins a silk thread in a loom, ignoring the deafening noise around her. “I’ve been working in this hall for 20 years,” the middle-aged weaver shouts above the din. The dormant,...
The Trump administration is exploring possible ways to remove U.S.-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, a foe of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to convince Turkey to ease pressure on Saudi Arabia over the killing of a Saudi journalist, NBC News reported Thursday. NBC, citing...
Over a thousand Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv on Thursday to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a cease-fire deal with Gaza-based Palestinian factions. According to Israeli media, around 1,500 protesters denounced Netanyahu’s decision to approve the Gaza...
The U.S. on Thursday sanctioned 17 people tied to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, including the Saudi Consul General in Istanbul Mohammad al-Otaibi. Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi diplomatic facility shortly after he entered the consulate Oct. 2. ...
