Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends opening ceremony of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Imam Hatip School in Istanbul, Turkey, September 29, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/ ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey would soon close its border with northern Iraq and shut its ...
ian approach following the massively-approved independence referendum of i Kurdistan region is likely to hinder the Kurdish secession dream, said On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a visit to Tehran, where he met with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and supreme ...
Iraqi forces announced on Thursday they had captured Islamic State's last stronghold in northern Iraq, leaving the militant group holed up near the Syrian border as its self-proclaimed "caliphate" shrinks further. The town of Hawija and the surrounding areas fell in an offensive by U.S.-backed ...
ian and Turkish leaders on Wednesday held discussions to boost comprehensive cooperation in the face of emerging common challenges. In a meeting with the visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the elevation of Iran and Turkey's ...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) welcomes Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Tehran on October 4, 2017 in a sign of warming ties between the two neighbours which both strongly oppose last week's Iraqi Kurdish vote for independence/ Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) welcomes ...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo/ ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday after meeting Turkish ...
and Turkey have now chosen to converge in the face of common challenges they experience in the region, an Iranian political expert said on Wednesday. Fluctuations in political ties pertaining to certain regional issues, particularly those of the n conflicts, over the past five years, seem to ...
TEHRAN, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian and Turkish presidents vowed to boost cooperation in diverse economic and trade areas when meeting in Tehran on Wednesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Iran's capital Tehran on Wednesday for key talks on bilateral ties as well as ...
ANKARA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Turkey and Iran have come closer to each other by sharing common concerns over regional crises once pulling the two neighbors apart. Untill last year, Turkey was slamming Iran for its "Persian expansionism" and "sectarian policies." After ups and downs in relations ...
TV/ Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is seen with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani during a joint news conference in Tehran, Iran, October 4, 2017. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS/ ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran and Turkey should prevent Iraq’s Kurdistan region from ...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is seen with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani during a joint news conference in Tehran, Iran, October 4, 2017. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS/ ANKARA (Reuters) - The presidents of Iran and Turkey vowed during talks in Tehran on ...
ANKARA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to discuss a possible joint response against a Kurdish vote in favour of secession in Iraq, a result with both Turkey and Iran fiercely oppose. Fearing Kurdish separatism within their own borders, Iran and ...
Military exercises, travel embargos have taken place to restrict Kurds after last week's referendum/ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, speaks with media during a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani after their meeting at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran on ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Tehran Wednesday for meetings with Iran's religious and political leadership. Bilateral relations have been strained in recent years, with the countries competing for influence across the region, but they now have found common ground in opposition ...
A Cleveland woman who pleaded guilty to aggravated murder after leaving her toddler home alone in a playpen while she went on a 10-day vacation was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole. A judge found that Kristel Candelario, 32, had committed “the ultimate act of betrayal” when she ...
Marwan Issa/ Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in an Israeli air strike, White House official Jake Sullivan has said./ As deputy military commander, Mr Issa would be Hamas's most senior leader to die since the war began on 7 October./ The Palestinian group, which controls Gaza, has not officially ...
on Monday said she supported a local New York official’s order with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities. The ban applies to over 100 athletic facilities in New York City's Long Island suburbs. Speaking alongside Nassau County Executive at his office in Mineola, Jenner said ...
When dawn broke last Monday morning, signalling the beginning of Ramadan, it brought a cruel irony for the people of Gaza./ The holy month when Muslims fast during daylight had arrived amid a looming famine./ Gazans had already endured five months of war. Virtually the entire population was ...
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds rally in Richmond/ has so far been unable to obtain a bond that would allow him to appeal a $454 million judgment against the former U.S. president in a New York civil fraud case without posting the full amount ...
'The situation here is catastrophic'/ Displaced Gazans have been told to leave the area around the hospital Image caption: Displaced Gazans have been told to leave the area around the hospital Eyewitness have told of how panic gripped those inside al-Shifa hospital after Israeli forces launched ...
area cyclists who helped one of their own escape the jaws of a cougar recounted their story this weekend, saying they fought the cat and pinned it down. The woman who was attacked, Keri Bergere, sustained neck and face injuries and was treated at a hospital and released following on a trail ...
BERLIN (AP) — When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her country could be stopped. Thonke, 59, had been following the rise of the Alternative for ...
Israeli forces have launched an overnight raid on the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, with reports of tanks and heavy gunfire at the facility./ An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said the IDF was carrying out a "high precision operation in limited areas" of the hospital./ The IDF said "senior ...
members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about the mysterious, cult-like, bad-vibes towns they came across in the . And, PHEW, there are A LOT. Here are their chilling responses: Note: Some of these stories contain mentions of racism and sexual assault. Also, apologies if your hometown is on ...