Qamishli: Turkey had declared its participation in the conflict in Syria and Iraq against the IS. But an IS commander has created sensation by claiming that Turkey has been regularly buying oil and gas from the same IS. Syria also is a part of this oil transaction along with Turkey, added the IS militant. The […]
Washington: ‘It was mandatory for Turkey, a member of NATO, to buy defence equipment from a NATO member country itself. But, despite repeated suggestions, Turkey is firm on buying the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system from Russia. In view of the increasing cooperation between Russia and Turkey, the United States should not even think of supplying […]
Vienna: ‘Parallel societies, political Islam and tendencies towards radicalization have no place in our country,’ were the strong words used by the Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz to announce the decision to close 7 mosques and expel 40 imams. This decision was taken based on the law passed in Austria, in 2015. Austrian Chancellor Kurz informed […]
Jerusalem/Ankara:Turkey has expelled the Israeli Ambassador after criticising Israel’s action against the Palestinian protestors and the relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem. Israel, upset with the treatment meted out to its Ambassador at the Turkish airport, has also expelled the Turkish Ambassador. Palestinian President Mahmood Abbas in the West bank, has registered a political […]
London: ‘I will not allow this day to be remembered as the day when Jerusalem was lost to the Islamic world. Turkey is determined to stand firmly behind the Palestinian people. Israeli violence against the Palestinian protestors is a human tragedy which amounts to genocide’, Turkish President Recep Erdogan said in his bitter criticism against […]
Damascus: ‘The current conflict in Syria is nothing but a World War. But it is entirely different from the First and the Second World War. The blazing war will soon engulf the entire world. Nobody will be able to control this conflagration, thereafter,’ was the grave warning issued by the Syrian President, ‘Bashar Al Assad’. […]
Paris: There is no need for Europe to accept the United States as the “economic policeman of the world” and it is not US’s vassal, warned France sternly. Strongly opposing the US decision on the issue of Iran nuclear deal, the European countries, Russia and Turkey have hinted to make an independent move. French President […]
Paris: In France, there is rising demand to omit the content from the Islamic holy scripture Quran that spreads malice against Jews and encourages violence. A group of 300 people including leaders like former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, former Prime Minister Manuel Valls along with renowned writers and eminent persons have submitted this proposal which […]
Ankara: Turkey lashed out at the United States, ‘Turkey is an independent country and it does not take orders from the United States. Therefore the US need not advise us about what we should buy and from whom. It will not help the cooperation between the United States and Turkey.’ The Turkish Foreign Minister criticised […]
Ankara/Jerusalem/Asuncion: Following Romania, Czech Republic, Honduras and Paraguay, Guatemala has announced the shifting of its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. Turkey has reacted strongly to it. ‘No country should move its embassy to Jerusalem. This will darken your history and the future generations will be embarrassed,’ warned Turkey. Israel is completing 70 years of […]