ANKARA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- NATO member Turkey and neighboring Iran have agreed to reinforce bilateral military cooperation during talks in Ankara this week between the Turkish leaders and the Iranian army chief, Turkish presidential spokesman Inrahim Kalin said on Tuesday. "We have decided to ...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Iran's Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Baqeri in Ankara, Turkey August 16, 2017. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS/ ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Iran have agreed to boost military cooperation after talks in Ankara this week ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) has held extremely rare talks with Iran's Armed Forces Chief, General Mohammad Bagheri in Ankara (AFP Photo/KAYHAN OZER)/ Ankara (AFP) - Iran's Armed Forces chief of staff said Wednesday after talks with Turkey's president that a referendum on ...
TEHRAN – Bilgehan Alagoz, a lecturer at Marmara University Institute for Middle East Studies, says it is necessary that Tehran and Ankara to strengthen cooperation to tackle common threats. Alagoz made the remarks in an interview with the Mehr news agency as General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, ...
Turkey and Iran voiced strong opposition to a referendum on Kurdish independence scheduled next month in neighboring Iraq during a rare visit to Ankara by Tehran's army chief of staff on August 16. Turkish media said it was the first such visit since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution. "There have ...
Turkish Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar and his Iranian counterpart Major General Mohammad Baqeri are seen during a welcoming ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, August 15, 2017./ ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish and Iranian military leaders held talks on Wednesday over cooperation in the Syrian conflict ...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Iran's Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Baqeri in Ankara, Turkey August 16, 2017. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS/ ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish and Iranian military leaders held talks on Wednesday over cooperation in the Syrian ...
TEHRAN – Head of the Iranian Staff of Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri held high-level talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on Wednesday, discussing a range of regional issues including a referendum decision by the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional ...
Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri is holding talks with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar as part of his Ankara visit, the Turkish media reports. It was previously reported that the two sides will discuss the Syrian crisis. Bagheri has visited Ankara at ...
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said that Iran and Turkey share common views on holding referendum for Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, IRNA news agency reported. After a meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and military and ...
Iran’s chief of staff arrived in Ankara Tuesday for “unprecedented” talks with Turkey’s leadership reportedly aimed at narrowing differences on the Syria crisis and coordinating policy on Iraq. General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri is due to meet defence minister Nurettin Canikli and President Recep ...
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri (R) and his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, review the guards of honor during a welcoming ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, August 15, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)/ The military chiefs of Iran and Turkey have discussed ways to ...
“should have to take a cognitive test," only to confuse who administered the test to him in the next sentence. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee referred to Texas Republican Rep. , who was the White House physician for part of his presidency, as "Ronny Johnson.” The moment ...
A file image of Israeli soldiers along Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip/ Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in a blast in southern Gaza on Saturday, Israel’s military said, the deadliest incident for the army in the war since January. The soldiers were in an armoured vehicle that was ...
Mexico's future President Claudia Sheinbaum waves before the start of her press conference at her campaign headquarters, in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)/ MEXICO CITY (AP) — A highway accident Friday involving an SUV carrying aides to who won Mexico’s June 2 ...
UNICEF's James Elder says Gaza a 'horror show' for children/ The UN children's agency Unicef has told the BBC a convoy carrying aid was denied entry to northern Gaza, despite having all the necessary documents, adding that this is a common occurrence. Unicef spokesman James Elder, who was on a ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected what he ...
Mediators presented the latest ceasefire proposal more than two weeks ago/ Hamas has pushed back after being criticised by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for not yet accepting a ceasefire proposal, saying it had shown "positivity" towards the negotiations. The group said it had "dealt ...
Parents of freed Russian-Israeli hostage tell BBC his return was a "miracle"/ "They were forced to speak in a whisper," says Michael Kozlov, whose son was one of four hostages dramatically rescued by Israeli special forces from Hamas captivity in central Gaza on Saturday. For the parents of ...
University of Pennsylvania athlete Lia Thomas prepares for the 500 meter freestyle event at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her competing in elite women’s races ...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke after discussing Hamas's response with Qatar's prime minister in Doha/ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Hamas has proposed "numerous changes" to a US-backed plan for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, which currently hangs in the ...
Pictures from the scene show the fire-damaged building/ At least 35 people have been killed in a fire at a residential building in the Kuwaiti city of Mangaf, the interior ministry says. Video shared on social media showed flames engulfing the lower part of the building and thick black smoke ...