Turkey’s Parliament Extends Iraq Mandate
Turkey’s Parliament Extends Iraq Mandate | Strikes against PKK to continue
Obama Changes Course on Missile Shield
Obama Changes Course on Missile Shield | New system to be deployed further south
Syria, Iraq Trade Blame Over Rising Tensions
Syria, Iraq Trade Blame Over Rising Tensions | Turkish FM says Iraq has ‘convincing’ information to support charges
Georgia Seizes Cargo Ships, Presses Naval Blockade on Abkhazia
Georgia Seizes Cargo Ships, Presses Naval Blockade on Abkhazia | Abkhaz officials threaten ‘proportionate response’
Obama, Sarkozy Clash Over Turkey EU Bid
Obama, Sarkozy Clash Over Turkey EU Bid | EU membership an EU matter, Sarkozy insists
Turkey May Block Rasmussen as NATO Secretary General
Turkey May Block Rasmussen as NATO Secretary General | Will Western backing be enough for him to replace Scheffer?
Iraqi Ruling Party Dismisses Seriousness of Drone Incursion
Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell tried to play up the seriousness of the alleged Iranian drone shot down by US forces inside Iraqi airspace, declaring it to be one of “multiple methods of destabilizing the government in Iraq, of providing extremist groups with the means to attack our forces and Iraqi security forces.” The sentiment was [...]
Iraq Eyes ‘More Assertive Role,’ Proposes Regional Bloc
Iraq wants a European Union of its own.
Iran Open to Turkish Mediation With Obama Administration
After the G20 summit on Friday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his government would be willing to play the role on mediator between Iran and the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama. With neither the US nor Iran responding at the time, not much was made of the suggestion.
But now, the Iranian [...]
Report: Turkey Promises to Play Role in Stopping US Attacks Into Pakistan
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Parvez Kayani is being rushed to Turkey this evening for a meeting with Turkish government officials hot on the heels of Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani’s talks with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. The meeting appears to be the first step toward Turkish involvement in pressing the United States to [...]
