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Turkey and Egypt Meet in Cairo to Address Long-standing Issues

14Feb

By Aqsa Azam2 Comments

Global

Turkey and Egypt Meet in Cairo to Address Long-standing Issues

Turkey and Egypt are coming together to talk about their problems. President Erdogan of Turkey and President el-Sisi of Egypt are meeting in Cairo. They want to improve their relationship after years of not getting along. After years of frosty relations, a thaw appears to be underway between Turkey and Egypt, with Presidents Erdogan and el-Sisi set to meet in Cairo today in a landmark summit. Both leaders hope to extend the recent warming of ties and discuss key regional issues, including the volatile situation in Gaza. The relationship between Turkey and Egypt has been frosty since the 2013 overthrow of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president and an Erdogan ally. Turkey strongly condemned the military coup and supported the Muslim Brotherhood, fueling tensions...

Erdogan Strongly Called Israel as a “Terror State”

16Nov

By Aqsa Azam1 Comment

Global

Erdogan Strongly Called Israel as a “Terror State”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Israel a 'terror state' and accused the West of hypocrisy for not doing more to stop the Israeli attacks on Gaza. Erdogan's comments come as Turkey and Israel have been at loggerheads for several years over several issues. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly criticized Israel, calling it a "terror state" and condemning its military actions in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan accused Israel of conducting the "most treacherous attacks in human history" against the Palestinian armed group Hamas, with what he described as "unlimited" support from the West. Erdogan criticized Western nations, specifically the United States, for supporting Israel's actions and trying to legitimize what he termed as genocide. Erdogan's strong criticisms ...

Russia attacks Ukraine grain port ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks

12Sep

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

Global

Russia attacks Ukraine grain port ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks

Russia launched a drone attack on a Ukraine grain exporting port on Monday. It happened hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan were due to hold talks in Sochi. Russia attacked the Danube River port of Izmail in Ukraine's southern Odesa region. The attack damaged warehouses and set buildings on fire. The attack came as the United Nations and Turkey are working to broker a deal to resume grain exports from Ukraine. Ukraine is a major exporter of wheat and corn. The war in Ukraine has disrupted global food supplies. The United Nations has warned that millions of people could face hunger if the blockade of Ukrainian ports is not lifted. The world is watching the talks between Putin and Erdogan as a critical opportunity. This opportunit...

Erdogan threatens ground operation into Syria

22Nov

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

Global

Erdogan threatens ground operation into Syria

Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to launch a ground operation into Syria on Monday. He made the threat in response to cross-border airstrikes on Kurdish positions and lethal fire on Turkey. Erdogan talked to the media after a flight back from Qatar after attending the World Cup opening. He told the press that Turkey had only limited this operation to only an aerial operation. The Turkish president has threatened a new ground military operation into northern Syria since May. Turkish retaliated only a week after a bombing in Istanbul that left six dead and many injured. Later the agencies claimed that Ankara to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attributed the attack. After this Turkey struck dozens of targets overnight in northern Syria and northern Iraq. The Nov. 13 bombing also left 81...