Mediterranean Migrant crossings Hit 224,000 in 2015- UNHCR
The United Nations refugee agency says some 224,000 migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year. William Spindler, a spokesman […]
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Nigeria: The central bank increases foreign-currency curbs
The central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has curbed access to the interbank currency market for the purchase of foreign currency bonds as well as a […]
Turkey: Free Morsi if you want fresh ties, Erdogan
President Erdogan has asked President Sisi to free Mohammed Morsi before ties between the two countries can be restored. The Turkish president said that Morsi […]
Erdogan: EU should mute when Turkey deals with national security
The European Union has reacted to the mass arrests of more than a score of people working in the Turkish media as an “incompatible [action] […]
Egypt-Cyprus consider transnational pipeline
A meeting in Nicosia between Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sherif Ismail and his Cypriot counterpart Yiorgos Lakkotrypis has ended with an agreement […]
Turkey: Forget El-Sisi and the seals, talk about Gaza and Syria (President Erdoğan)
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lashed out at Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as a leader that he will not recognize. He also questioned the […]
Turkey: 200 business leaders to attend Africa Summit
The second edition of the Turkey-Africa Cooperation Summit to be held in Equatorial Guinea in less than a week is gaining momentum as President Recep […]
Libya : Unrecognized Libyan PM gets first international visit
Turkish parliament member, Emrullah İşler, has been sent as a special envoy to Libya where he met with Prime Minister Omar al-Hasi of the Tripoli […]
Turkey : Erdogan lambasts UN and Security Council policies
The newly elected Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, didn’t hesitate to bring the United Nations and its Security Council to task when he stood at […]
Turkey gives Israel ultimatum for future cooperation, Minister Yildiz
Turkey has ruled out cooperating with Israel in a joint energy project unless “a permanent peace” deal is reached in Gaza. Turkish Energy Minister Taner […]