KIRILL MOROZOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Turkey and Hungary said Friday that they had received waivers on gas payments to Russia after the United States imposed sanctions on Gazprombank last month over Moscow's war with Ukraine. The exemptions remove a ...

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan. With the dust ...

Turkey has received an exemption for gas payments to Russia after the United States imposed sanctions on Gazprombank, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Friday in response to a question from Reuters.

The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and part of a larger global realignment.

Despite the rhetoric about a global war against Islamist terrorism, the US has long utilised reactionary Islamist groups in the Middle East and Asia. Al-Qaeda was created by the CIA and Pakistani intelligence,

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan could benefit most from the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. Not only does it enhance his influence in the region, but it also allows him to pursue ambitious plans for building a major gas hub.

The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, could benefit significantly from the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. Not only does it boost his influence in the region, but it also enables him to pursue ambitious plans to build a major gas hub.

Boehler’s wealth of experience, including his role in brokering the Abraham Accords, puts him in a unique position to navigate the complexities of hostage negotiations in the Middle East, with

Syrians who remained loyal to him through years of civil war fume that he left without a word. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Turkey will do "whatever it takes" to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address Ankara's concerns about U.S.-allied Kurdish groups it views as terrorist groups, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday.