Turkey, US agree ceasefire in northeast Syria
Turkey has agreed to a five-day ceasefire in northeast Syria to allow for withdrawal of Kurdish forces, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday after...
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Turkey detains four Kurdish mayors in dawn raids
Turkish police detained four mayors from a pro-Kurdish party in dawn raids, widening a crackdown since Ankara launched an incursion into northern Syria a week ago, state...
Tatar says Akinci should not participate in Cyprus talks, has ‘lost the confidence of the people’
Turkish leader Mustafa Akinci has lost the confidence of the people and given elections in 2020 he should not participate in Cyprus negotiations unless he...
London doctor awarded for helping Syria’s ‘burnt-out heroes’ in hell
When a children’s hospital in Aleppo was decimated in 2016 after multiple bombings, British-Syrian doctor Rola Hallam decided to turn her grief into action. Within...
Russia-backed Syrian army sweeps in after U.S. announces abrupt exit
Russia-backed Syrian forces took rapid advantage of an abrupt U.S. retreat from Syria on Monday, deploying deep inside Kurdish-held territory south of the Turkish frontier...
Tatar to discuss Akinci resignation Monday, Erdogan says he exceeded his limits (Update 2)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday slammed Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci for comments he made on Ankara’s military offensive in Syria. Akinci had posted...
Anastasiades hopes Cyprus’ ‘voice is heard loudly’ at EU Council
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday he hoped Cyprus’ “voice is heard loudly” and decisions would be taken at the European Council meeting on Thursday...
Turkish forces intensify bombardment around Syrian town
Turkish forces stepped up their bombardment around a town in northeast Syria on Saturday, the fourth day of an offensive against a Kurdish militia, after...
House passes resolutions condemning Turkey over Varosha and Syria
THE House plenum on Friday passed resolutions condemning Turkey’s actions in Varosha and in Kurdish-led territories in northern Syria. Following the reaffirmation of UN resolutions...
World figures decry Turkey’s Syrian ground offensive
Turkey has been criticised by leading EU and world figures after it launched airstrikes, fired artillery and began a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters in...
Idlib has become a terrorist haven
By Prometheus If no solution is found, the troubled Syrian province could turn into an Al-Qaeda caliphate Idlib is bleeding. Radical Islamists, who lost the...
Turkey not satisfied with talks with U.S. on Syria “safe zone”
Turkey is not satisfied with talks with the United States on establishing a “safe zone” in northern Syria and will act alone if there is...
Turkey prepared for possible Syria border operation, says Erdogan
Turkey is ready to act on its southern border with Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said, after warning that it could take unilateral steps if the...
The Middle East: treachery and betrayal
By Gwynne Dyer Things have got so complicated in the Middle East that the players are no longer just stabbing each other in the back....
Air strikes on Syrian rebel enclave intensify
Air strikes targeted rebel-held cities in northwest Syria on Friday, a war monitor reported, widening bombardment of the last major insurgent enclave to areas that...
Defence minister expects reliable information soon concerning missile crash
The government has some indications over what caused a Russian made S-200 missile to crash into the Pentadaktylos on Monday but is seeking reliable information...
Missile most likely self-destructed in air
The S-200 missile that crashed into an area in the north in the early hours of Monday had likely self-destructed in the air, a geopolitical...
Stray missile from Syria-Israel clash lands in northern Cyprus (Update 7)
An errant missile struck northern Cyprus early on Monday, missing Nicosia and crashing on a mountainside in what authorities described as a spillover from strikes...
Syrian state media: Israeli missile strike kills four civilians
CAIRO/BEIRUT, June 30 (Reuters) – Israeli warplanes fired missiles targeting Syrian military positions in Homs and the Damascus outskirts in an attack that killed at least...
Syrian refugees ‘being guided’ to checkpoints by Turkish Cypriot authorities
Sixty-three Syrian refugees who recently arrived in the north of the island via Turkey, have reportedly crossed to the south. According to Ihlas, a Turkish...
