Middle East

Turkey

Terror in the terminal at Ataturk Airport

At least 41 are dead and 239 have been injured after a gun and bomb attack inside Turkey's biggest flight hub.

29/06/2016

Turkey

Atatürk Airport attack - why did it happen?

"ISIL has a much broader strategy against Turkey than simply reacting to news of the normalisation of the relations with Israel"

29/06/2016

Turkey

Russia and Turkey agree to 'normalise' trade and economic relations

A year ago, they were shaking hands, then relations cooled to icy temperatures, but now it seems Russia and Turkey could be on the road to restoring ties.

29/06/2016

Turkey

Passengers flying out of Ataturk Airport express shock at bloodshed

Passengers arriving from Istanbul at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport have expressed shock after hearing of the carnage that left 41 dead and hundreds injured at Ataturk International

29/06/2016

Economy

Ataturk Airport attack puts more pressure on Turkish tourism industry

Tuesday's attack on Istanbul's Ataturk Airport is bound to further damage Turkey's struggling tourism industry as new statistics show visitor numbers falling sharply.

29/06/2016

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Istanbul's airport after the attack

Officials on Wednesday began assessing the damage caused to the terminal at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, which was attacked by suicide bombers.

29/06/2016

Turkey

Terror in Turkey: attack at Ataturk airport leaves 41 dead and scores injured

At least 41 people are now reported dead and nearly 240 others wounded following triple suicide bombing and gun attacks on Ataturk international airport.

29/06/2016

Turkey

Turkey terror attack: Istanbul reacts

Istanbul woke up on Wednesday morning to the realisation that, yet again, it had been hit by another suicide bomb attack.

29/06/2016

Turkey

Ataturk Airport - what we know

The who, what, why, where and when of last night's attack at Europe's third busiest international flight hub.

29/06/2016

Turkey

World condemns Turkey airport attack

There has been widespread condemnation from around the world, following the attacks in Turkey.

29/06/2016

Turkey

Suspected ISIL bombers kill 36 and wound dozens at Istanbul airport

36 dead and nearly 150 wounded Suicide attackers open fire before detonating bombs ISIL suspected Multiple suicide bomb and gun attacks on Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport have left at lea

29/06/2016

Turkey

European Union leaders speak with one voice over Istanbul airport attacks

There has been swift condemnation and words of solidarity from European leaders on learning of the terror attacks on Istanbul’s international airport.

29/06/2016

Turkey

Stranded on plane during Istanbul terror attacks - euronews journalist reports

Euronews journalist Omer Gulel arrived on a flight into Istanbul airport minutes after the attacks had begun.

29/06/2016

Turkey

Dozens are killed and wounded in multiple suicide bomb attacks on Istanbul's Ataturk airport

It’s feared as many as 50 people may have been killed and another 60 wounded in suicide and gun attacks on Istanbul airport.

29/06/2016

Turkey

What is behind Turkey's recent diplomatic push?

June 27 was a day of dramatic change in Turkish Foreign policy.

28/06/2016

Egypt

Flight recorder of crashed EgyptAir flight is repaired

One of the flight recorders of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 has been successfully repaired in Paris and is to be sent back to Cairo for analysis.

28/06/2016

Turkey

Erdogan writes to Kremlin to end rift over downed jet

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has written to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a bid to end a standoff between the two nations sparked by the shooting down of a Russian…

27/06/2016

Syria

Syria: Assad pays rare frontline visit

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has paid a rare visit to the frontline of the country’s civil war.

27/06/2016

Turkey

Israel and Turkey end six-year diplomatic rift

Israel and Turkey’s deal to normalise ties, ending a six-year diplomatic rift, will boost the Israeli economy, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

27/06/2016

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Gay Pride parade banned in Istanbul

Police break up a parade marking Gay Pride week in Istanbul after the march was banned by the authorities.

27/06/2016

Lebanon

Multiple suicide attacks on Lebanese border village

At least six die and 19 are injured in the attack in the mostly Christian village of Qaa, several kilometres from the border with Syria.

27/06/2016

Israel

Israel and Turkey to normalise ties

After three years of talks Israel and Turkey have reportedly agreed to restore ties.

26/06/2016

Turkey

Turkish police detain LGBT activists after banning Gay Pride

Turkish riot police have detained seven LGBT activists who dared to celebrate Gay Pride Week in Istanbul.

26/06/2016

Israel

Palestinian car driver shot dead by Israeli soldiers

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian woman who rammed a vehicle into a parked car near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring two people sitting inside, the army

24/06/2016

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