Turkey?s Erdoğan blasts EU for Egypt, Syria massacres Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an outspoken supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi, lashed out at the European Union for remaining idle despite massacres in Egypt, Syria and the Palestinian territories. At a press conference held at Ankara airport before his departure for Turkmenistan yesterday … Read more
Gallery links: http://imgur.com/a/cF5Yh#0 http://imgur.com/a/kXjnf#0 http://imgur.com/a/cF5Yh#0 American Redditor in Egypt Shares Moving Protest Photos An American redditor caught in Egypt’s current state of chaos has uploaded a trove of pictures for anyone to use, view or share. Turkey?s ?unfortunate UN attempts? unlikely to succeed: Egypt Egypt has expressed ?dismay? at what they said were ?unfortunate? attempts … Read more
‘We’ve Never Seen in Egypt’s History This Many Attacks Against Journalists’ Two journalists have now been confirmed killed in clashes that erupted last night as the Egyptian military began clearing sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy.Mick Deane, a 15-year veteran cameraman for Sky News, and Habiba Abd El Aziz, a 26-year-old Emirati journalist … Read more
This is the photo he tweeted while he was in Istanbul… This is where I am pic.twitter.com/THqHRgk4DB ? Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) July 31, 2013 ***************** Turkish PM Erdoğan favors ?city park? over ?Central Park? in Istanbul Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a planned park to be built in the Zeytinburnu district of … Read more
Death toll from attack on Morsi supporters rises to at least 70: Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian security forces shot dead at least 70 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi early on July 27, the Muslim Brotherhood said Turkey moves for ?holy alliance? with Kurds, ?non-radical? Syria rebels Fearing another autonomous Kurdish region next to its … Read more
Kurdish autonomy in Syria alerts Turkey Two days after the capture of the Syrian border post of Turkey near the town of Rasulayn on July 17 Kurds cement power in war on Turkish border Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish fighters spread to a second Syrian province on July 20, activists said, as factional … Read more
Turkish PM defends Egypt and Syria stance, criticizes EU at ambassadors? iftar dinner PM Erdoğan defended Turkey‘s stance vis-à-vis the military takeover in Egypt and Syria in his address to foreign ambassadors to Ankara ?Turkey is the voice of the oppressed in the world,? says PM Erdoğan Brushing aside once again criticism on Egypt, PM … Read more
Morning Brief: Arab League Backs Kerry’s Middle East Peace Bid Arab League Backs Kerry’s Middle East Peace Bid Top news: The Arab League on Wednesdaybacked a plan by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to restart peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. The endorsement, carried by the Jordanian state news agency, came after Kerry met … Read more
Egypt voices ‘strong resentment’ at Turkey’s Morsi support Egypt’s interim government voiced “strong resentment” on Tuesday at comments by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan backing ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. Criticizing Egypt coup does not amount to intervention in Egypt?s affairs: Turkish FM Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has refuted claims that Ankara has … Read more
Turkey sees Morsi as Egypt?s President, Turkish FM says Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that Turkey still recognized Mohamed Morsi as the Egyptian President Turkish FM denies Israel used Turkish base in Syria attack Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has denied claims that Israel used a Turkish military base to launch an attack against Syria … Read more
Egyptians’ missing Ramadan spirit Political upheaval and economic malaise have diminished holy month celebrations. Egypt?s Coup Crisis ?What is being experienced are the political tensions Egypt needed to live through during the revolution Military coups are now prepared in squares, through social media like in Egypt: Turkish PM The groundwork of military coups is laid … Read more
A confidence unparalleled (!) in every aspect of Foreign policy…. Turkey’s spate of drug-test failures may harm 2020 Olympic chances ? Dozens of athletes expected to be confirmed positive ? Olympic 1500m champion Cakir Alptekin an early failure Turkey’s chances of hosting the 2020 Olympics have been dealt a serious blow with a widespread doping … Read more
Egypt PM struggles to form cabinet after Badie arrest ordered Egypt’s new leadership faced increased difficulties in forming an interim government after it issued a warrant for the arrest of the leader of the Islamist movement Egypt’s coup shakes Brotherhood’s Islamic partners in Turkey Turkey’s ruling party invested heavily in Egyptian President Morsi and the … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: New roadmap for Egypt | 10/07/2013 Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour on Tuesday nominated the economist Hazem el-Belawi as the new head of government. The constitution is to be revised by February 2014 at the latest, and new elections held. The Muslim Brotherhood is refusing to participate in the interim government. Commentators are … Read more
Egyptian Foreign Ministry asks Turkey ‘not to take sides’: Ambassador Egyptian officials have asked Ankara ‘not to take sides,’ the Turkish ambassador to Cairo has said after being summoned to the Foreign Ministry Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoğlu resumes hectic phone diplomacy on Egypt Egypt?s foreign minister called his Turkish counterpart, informing him about a mass … Read more