A US delegation led by Steve Witkoff has begun a high-stakes meeting with Kremlin negotiators in Saudi Arabia, where the Trump administration is pushing for progress toward a ceasefire in separate talks with Russia and Ukraine.
The meeting comes one (...)
RIYADH — A few hours after kicking off the talks between the U.S. and Russian officials in Riyadh on Monday, the Kremlin confirmed that Moscow and Washington had a common understanding on the need to move towards a settlement to end the war.
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Thousands of people have gathered outside Istanbul's city hall for a second consecutive night to protest against the arrest of the city's mayor, which many view as a politically driven attempt to eliminate a key rival from the next presidential (...)
Germany has reopened its embassy in Damascus, 13 years after it was shuttered in the early phase of Syria's civil war.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reopened the mission during a visit to the Syrian capital, her second trip to the country since (...)
Protests have erupted in Turkey after authorities detained the mayor of Istanbul, just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate.
Ekrem Imamoglu, from the secular Republican People's Party (CHP), is seen as one of President (...)
Police have detained 10 people after a fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia killed at least 59 people, officials have told the BBC.
The blaze broke out around 02:30 local time (01:30 GMT) on Sunday at the Pulse club in Kocani, where about 500 (...)
The Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides, as well as Turkey, Greece, the United Kingdom, and the EU, are set to meet on Monday to discuss the reunification of the Mediterranean island once again.
However, chances for a breakthrough remain low.
The island (...)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday proposed that Turkey take an active role in initiating peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
At a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Tusk said both Turkey (...)
One of Turkey's largest defense companies has been linked to Sudan's nearly two-year-old war after a report showed a series of arms shipments to the Horn of Africa nation in what could be a clear violation of EU and US-led sanctions on Darfur.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a four-point plan to work with Ukraine to end the war and defend the country from Russia.
The UK, France and other countries will step up their efforts in a "coalition of the willing" and seek to involve (...)
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) declared a ceasefire on Saturday, following a call from its imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan to lay down arms, marking a potential turning point in the decades-long conflict with Turkey.
The announcement, (...)
Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with Turkey that is estimated to have killed at least 40,000 (...)
Roughly a quarter of the world's population is expected to head into Ramadan this weekend, the Islamic holy month perhaps best known for its followers' dawn-to-sunset abstinence from food and liquids.
Muslims tentatively know when it's coming up, (...)
Saudi Arabia has welcomed the call by Abdullah Ocalan, the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), for the group to dissolve and lay down arms.
In a statement released on Friday, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Kingdom's (...)
US President Donald Trump held the first Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday, where he vowed to slap 25% tariffs on the European Union and claimed the bloc was "formed to screw US."
Trump also briefly invited tech mogul Elon Musk to take (...)
For over 20 years, archaeologists in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu have been unearthing clues to the region's ancient past.
Their digs have uncovered early scripts that rewrite literacy timelines, mapped maritime trade routes connecting India (...)
MADINAH — A fourth batch of pilgrims hosted under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Guests Program for Hajj, Umrah and Visit has arrived in Madinah.
The current batch of guest pilgrims includes 250 men and women from 14 countries from South (...)
RIYADH — The General Authority for Ports (Mawani) has launched a new direct shipping service, EXS6, by Caerus Company at Jeddah Islamic Port, marking the first maritime route between Saudi Arabia and Syria.
The EXS6 service will link Jeddah Islamic (...)
Turkish authorities have detained 282 individuals over the past five days as part of a large-scale operation targeting the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday.
The nationwide raids took place (...)
The external borders of the European Union registered more than 120,000 cases of pushback by national authorities against irregular migrants in 2024, according to a new report by a group of nine human rights organizations.
The report, released on (...)
RIYADH — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Riyadh on Monday for high-level discussions with Saudi officials, aiming to advance diplomatic efforts between Russia and Ukraine.
According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, Russian Foreign (...)
ABHA — The Royal Saudi Air Force will participate in the Cobra Warrior 25-1 exercise, which will be held in the United Kingdom alongside the forces of a number of friendly countries.
A farewell party was given at King Khalid Air Base in the southern (...)
Some of US President Donald Trump's top aides have sought to soften parts of his proposal to take over Gaza and permanently relocate Palestinians from the war-stricken enclave, following backlash at home and abroad and questions over the plan's (...)
Four-year-old Emir was at home with his family when two devastating earthquakes hit southern Turkey on 6 February 2023, claiming the lives of more than 53,500 people.
The bodies of his mother, father and 10-year-old brother were found in the (...)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa at the presidential palace in Ankara in Turkey on Tuesday to discuss Syria's economic recovery and its security and stability.
At a joint press conference (...)
