Tag: Turkey
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Ukraine ditches President Trump and turns to President Erdogan for peace talks with Putin
At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha todl the press that President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to meet with Vladimir Putin for direct talks. Following a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Foreign Minister also said that Ukraine is counting on Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan…
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President Zelensky becomes the first European leader to visit Damascus following the Syrian Revolution
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is the first European leader to visit the Syrian capital, Damascus, and the second head of state to do so, following the earlier visit by Qatar’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, also visited, and the three held talks on a range of issues, including…
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Greece and Türkiye sign agreements and engage in dialogue
Yesterday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis travelled to Ankara to meet with Turkey’s President in his first visit to Turkey since 2024 for the 6th Greece–Türkiye High-Level Cooperation Council. The sea-faring nations are locked in territorial and maritime disputes against each other but but trade and a working relationships between the two nations still exist.…
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No peace in Sudan before RSF are defeated – General Burhan
Speaking to journalists in Port Sudan, General of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told the press that there won’t be peace in Sudan before the Rapid Support Forces are defeated. “Peace will not come before the end of the RSF, and any solution proposal that RSF is involved in is nothing but postponing…
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Libyan Army Cheif killed in private plane crash in Turkey: investigations are ongoing in France
The Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army (Tripoli), Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Haddad was killed along with the crew of the plane and his aides after the plane crashed in the Haymana area on Tuesday night. The plane, a Dassault Falcon 50 with flight number HMJ185, reported an electrical malfunction to air traffic control…
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Algeria, Turkey and Malta: the Courts that described journalists as terrorists in 2025
There were at least, three countries this year in which Courts described journalism as terrorism: these were Turkey, Algeria and Malta. In 2025, Courts in Turkey condemned up to six Turkish journalists including Rahime Karvar to 25 months in prison on terrorism charges. Turkey frequently uses terrorism laws against journalists especially journalists covering Kurdish issues.…
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Maltese exports to Turkey keep increasing offsetting decline to the US
According to the latest statistics by the NSO, Maltese exports to Turkey have kept increasing offsetting their decrease to the US. Exports to Turkey have gone up by €66.1 million (up to €122.9 million) and exports to the US went down to €131.4 million for this year until October, with US exports coming €115.6 million…
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SDF brace for war with Turkey and the Syrian Government
The Kurdish armed-forces in north-eastern Syria, the Syrian Demcoratic Forces (SDF) are preparing for battle after the Turkish Army has entered Syria with military convoys in the direction of Afrin, Aleppo, Ras Al-Ayn and possibly also Manbij. Syrian government forces have seen moving in the direction of Dejr ez-Zor while the SDF has been spotted…
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Ukraine refuses to capitulate and nominates Turkey as mediator with Russia
Ukraine has, as expected, refused to the latest offer by the US to capitulate to Russia. In a plan drawn by President Trump’s Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, the US proposed to Ukraine to give up territory to Russia, including territories that it has not yet lost, and reduce its military capabilities. Press Reports are also…
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SOCAR Star refinery starts phasing out Russian oil – press reports
Press reports by Open Caucus Media state that SOCAR’s Star oil-refinery in the port of Aliaga, Turkey has begun phasing out Russian oil purchases. The oil refinery was previously a significant buyer of Russian crude oil. The decision was taken in response to the US sanctioning of Russia’s oil giants, Lukoil and Rosneft. SOCAR will…
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SOCAR still buying Russian oil at its STAR-oil refinery in Turkey
SOCAR is still buying Russian crude-oil as if it was a normal day at work at their STAR-oil refinery in the Port of Aliaga, Turkey, after the US Treasury Department sanctioned Russia’s oil giants, Lukoil and Rosneft. Last night, the Maltese-flagged tanker Seavelvet (IMO: 9843211) was unloading oil at the STAR Oil Refinery. It initially…
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SOCAR is still buying Russian crude-oil at its STAR oil-refinery in Turkey
While President Donald Trump was urging countries to stop buying Russian oil, Azerbaijan moved against Adnan Ahmadzada of Alkagesta, signaling to the world that it was cracking down on one of its major traffickers of Russian and illicit oil. This was also before President Ilham Aliyev made amends with Vladimir Putin after Putin apologised to…
