Turkey Turkey announces fresh round of EU talks Recep Tayyip Erdogan says if talks do not proceed according to plan, Turkey may hold its own referendum on EU membership. 23/06/2016
Syria Battle for Manbij - US-backed forces enter key ISIL bastion in Syria US backed Kurdish and Arab militias in Syria have reportedly advanced into the strategically important ISIL stronghold of Manbij. 23/06/2016
Turkey Germany says Turkey is blocking plans for Incirlik visit As yet, there has been no official response from Turkish officials. 22/06/2016
Syria Monitor claims 25 civilians killed in airstrike on Raqqa, Syria The Syrian Observatory for Human rights claims that at least twenty-five civilians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an airstrike on the Syrian city of… 22/06/2016
Jordan Jordan vows to respond 'with an iron fist' to border attack The funeral has taken place of one of six Jordanian border guards killed by a suicide bomber on Tuesday. 21/06/2016
Turkey Protests after prominent activists arrested in Turkey Supporters of a pro-Kurdish newspaper protest against the arrests of three prominent activists on terrorism charges. 21/06/2016
Cyprus Greece, Britain and Israel help fight massive forest fire in Cyprus Greece, Britain and Israel have sent planes and helicopters to Cyprus to help fight one of the biggest forest fires to hit the island in years. 21/06/2016
Turkey Turkish police stop Istanbul gay pride event with tear gas and plastic bullets Turkish police used tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators who gathered for a gay pride rally in Istanbul in defiance of a government ban. 19/06/2016
Turkey Turkish riot police disperse protesters after attack on Radiohead fans Police in Istanbul fired tear gas, rubber pellet and water cannon on Saturday (June 18) to disperse protesters that gathered, angered by an attack the previous night on a record store that was celebra 19/06/2016
Egypt Egypt court gives Mursi another life sentence over spying case Egypt’s former President Mohamed Mursi has been given another life sentence after a court in Cairo found him guilty of espionage and leaking state secrets. 18/06/2016
United Arab Emirates Ramadan for foreigners - as explained in the UAE Ramadan is well underway, one of the most important periods on the Islamic calendar. 17/06/2016
Syria Syria: US diplomats urge anti-Assad military strikes As US-led air power pounds ISIL in Syria, dozens of State Department officials want the Assad regime to feel the force of American military might. 17/06/2016
Syria Two-day pause in fighting comes into effect in Aleppo The battle for the northern city between Russian-backed Syrian government forces and rebel groups has left hundreds dead. 16/06/2016
Egypt Black box recovered from wreckage of EgyptAir plane crash The cockpit voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir flight 804 has been found, according to the Egyptian investigation committee. 16/06/2016
Syria ISIL committing genocide against Yazidis - UN The so-called Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS) is committing ‘genocide’ against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, according to UN investigators. 16/06/2016
Egypt EgyptAir crash: wreckage spotted in several locations, say investigators Egypt says it has found wreckage of the EgyptAir plane which crashed in the Mediterranean last month. 15/06/2016
Europe News Turkey misses deadline for visa-free travel in EU Turkey has missed a deadline set by the EU to meet 72 conditions in order to get visa-free travel for its citizens. 15/06/2016
Turkey Kurdish militants claim Istanbul blast and warn tourists Turkey is not safe An offshoot of the Kurdish militant group the PKK said on Friday that it carried out a suicide bombing in Istanbul earlier this week and warned that Turkey is no longer safe for foreign… 10/06/2016
Turkey Kurdish TAK militants claim deadly Istanbul bombing A Kurdish militant group believed to be linked to the outlawed PKK says it carried out Tuesday’s deadly bomb attack in Istanbul. 10/06/2016
Israel Tel Aviv attack: Ramadan entry permits suspended for thousands of Palestinians Funerals have begun to take place for the two male and two female Israelis shot dead in Wednesday’s attack on an open-air market in Tel Aviv. 09/06/2016
Syria Disillusioned Syrian refugees return home Months of living rough in makeshift camps have taken their toll. Some Syrians are now reportedly paying smugglers to return home. 09/06/2016
Israel Israel suspends Ramadan entry for 83,000 Palestinians after Tel Aviv attack Israel has suspended Ramadan entry permits for thousands of Palestinians following a shooting in Tel Aviv which killed four people. 09/06/2016
Israel Police arrest two suspects following shooting at Tel Aviv shopping centre At least four people have been killed in a shooting attack in Tel Aviv. 09/06/2016
Israel Two suspects are detained following shooting at Tel Aviv shopping centre Israeli police have arrested two suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting at a shopping centre in Tel Aviv At least four people died in the attack and several more more were… 08/06/2016
Turkey First funerals held for victims of Istanbul car bomb attack Mourners gather for the first funerals after a car bomb attack in Istanbul killed 11 people and injured 36 others. 08/06/2016