Category: 2. Middle East

By Daren Butler

ISTANBUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Almost one year after he was jailed, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has told Reuters that Tayyip Erdogan should call elections “now” and predicted that the president would lose if he ran again.

Imamoglu…

Sudanese Foreign Minister Muhi al-Din Salem Ahmed renewed his call on Thursday for the African Union (AU) to end the suspension of his country’s membership in the bloc, Anadolu agency reported.

Speaking at a session…

Russia will not participate in the first session of the Peace Council chaired by US President Donald Trump, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.

Responding to a question about whether Russian…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the value of salaries in Iran has sharply declined, citing his own income as an example of the country’s currency devaluation and reduced purchasing power.

Speaking at a…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office said on Thursday that detainee Abdullah Barghouti was injured during a suppression operation at Gilboa prison a day earlier.

In a statement, the office said Barghouti appeared…

A group of Swiss lawyers has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court, accusing their government of failing to meet its international legal obligations in relation to Israel’s genocide in the Gaza…

ANKARA, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Turkey detained 16 people and seized assets worth about 300 million lira ($6.9 million) on Friday in an investigation into alleged money laundering linked to content shared on the OnlyFans platform, prosecutors said.

The…

Feb 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. is sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, U.S. media outlets reported late on Thursday.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its escort ships will be sent to the Middle East…

The US covertly smuggled 6,000 Starlink satellite internet terminals into Iran following nationwide protests in January, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing officials, Anadolu reports.

The operation…