Tag: Turkey
EU faces criticism over declining Ukrainian leader’s invite
<p>BRUSSELS — The European Union faced questions Thursday about its commitment to Ukraine in times of need after the president of the EU's executive...
Biologists defy Cyprus’ ethnic cleave to protect environment
NICOSIA, Cyprus — There’s something regal in the sprightly step and curious gaze of the long-horn sheep that roam the hills near Varisia, an...
Rocket attack on base in northern Iraq kills Turkish soldier
ANKARA, Turkey — A rocket attack targeting a Turkish military base in northern Iraq killed one soldier and wounded a child in a nearby...
Greece, Libya to discuss delineating maritime boundaries
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Greece and Libya are to discuss delineating maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean, the Greek prime minister's office said Wednesday after a...
Turkey’s Erdogan blasts Draghi for calling him a ‘dictator’
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Italian Premier Mario Draghi of “tactlessness” and “rudeness,” for referring to him as...
Former Turkish prime minister Yildirim Akbulut dies aged 85
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Yildirim Akbulut, who served as Turkey's prime minister during the First Gulf War and also oversaw an influx of ethnic Turkish...
Greece, Libya to discuss delineating maritime boundaries
ATHENS, Greece — Greece and Libya are to discuss delineating maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean, the Greek prime minister's office said Wednesday after a...
Turkey’s Erdogan blasts Draghi for calling him a ‘dictator’
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Italian Premier Mario Draghi of “tactlessness” and “rudeness,” for referring to him as...
Former Turkish prime minister Yildirim Akbulut dies aged 85
ANKARA, Turkey — Yildirim Akbulut, who served as Turkey's prime minister during the First Gulf War and also oversaw an influx of ethnic Turkish...
Turkey to host Afghan peace talks later this month
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey announced Tuesday that it will host a 10-day peace conference in Istanbul between Afghanistan’s warring sides later this month.</p>
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