Putin visits Iran on first trip outside former Soviet Union since Ukraine war In Tehran, Putin will also hold his first face-to-face meeting since the invasion with a NATO leader, World 19 Jul, 2022
Putin visits Iran for first trip outside former USSR since Ukraine war Before the trip, Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that Russia and Iran had long been subject to Western sanctions: the price, he said, of sovereignty. World 18 Jul, 2022
Finland, Sweden sign protocol to join NATO but still need ratification NATO's 30 allies signed an accession protocol for Finland and Sweden on Tuesday to allow them to join the nuclear-armed alliance once allied parliaments ratify the decision, the most significant expansion of the alliance since the mid-1990s. World 05 Jul, 2022
Finland, Sweden to send teams to Turkey to discuss NATO bids, Haavisto says Finland and Sweden will send delegations to Ankara on Wednesday to try to resolve Turkish opposition to their applications for membership of the NATO military alliance, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Tuesday. World 24 May, 2022
J&J says US FDA agrees to extend shelf life of its COVID-19 vaccine The US Food & Drug Administration extended the shelf life for Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) single-shot COVID-19 vaccine to six months from four-and-a-half months, the company said late Wednesday. World 29 Jul, 2021
Bomb blast kills 40 people in Syrian town of Afrin, Turkey says ANKARA: At least 40 civilians were killed, including 11 children, when a bomb detonated in the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Tuesday, the Turkish Defence Ministry said, blaming the attack on the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia. In a statement on... Women 29 Apr, 2020
Four Turkish soldiers killed in northeast Syria bomb attack: ministry ISTANBUL: Four Turkish soldiers were killed in a car bomb attack in northeast Syria on Wednesday, the Turkish Defence Ministry said in a statement overnight. It said the attack occurred during a roadside security check in the region east of the... Women 09 Jan, 2020
At least 25,000 people fled Syria's Idlib for Turkey over two days: media ANKARA: At least 25,000 civilians have fled Syria's northwestern region of Idlib and headed towards Turkey over the past two days, Turkish state media said on Sunday, as Syrian and Russian forces intensified their bombardment of the region. Turkey... Women 22 Dec, 2019
Car bomb kills at least 10 people near Syria's border with Turkey BEIRUT: At least 10 people were killed and 25 wounded when a car bomb exploded on Saturday in a Syrian border town seized by Turkish-backed forces last month, witnesses and a rescuer said. Tel Abyad was one of two border towns that saw some of... Women 24 Nov, 2019
Eight killed in bombing in Turkish-controlled northeast Syria ISTANBUL: Eight people were killed when a bomb exploded on Sunday in an area of northeast Syria controlled by Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies, Turkey's defence ministry and local emergency workers said. The ministry said the... Women 11 Nov, 2019
Turkey blames Kurdish militia after deadly bombing in Syrian town Tel Abyad was a target of Turkey's cross-border incursion Moscow says YPG withdrew; Ankara blames group for blast Observatory says Turkish-backed fighters among casualties ISTANBUL: A car bomb killed a dozen people and injured 30 on... Women 03 Nov, 2019
Russia says US presence in Syria illegal, protects oil smugglers MOSCOW: Russia's defence ministry on Saturday attacked US plans to maintain and boost the American military presence in eastern Syria as "international state banditry" motivated by a desire to protect oil smugglers and not by real security... Women 27 Oct, 2019
