Middle East

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Thousands of Syrian refugees flee into Turkey

11/06/2015

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan to 'stay out of party politics' as coalition talks continue

In line with Turkey’s constitution the president will not be involved in the current political horse trading going on to try and form a new

11/06/2015

Business Line

No Turkish delight for Erdogan, and Apple Music and ApplePay expand

10/06/2015

Turkey

Turkey's AK Party pursues talks on coalition options

Turkey’s ruling AK Party says all options are on the table as it seeks to form a new government. In an interview with the state broadcaster prime

10/06/2015

Egypt

African leaders sign pact to create 'Cape to Cairo' free trade bloc

African leaders have signed a agreement in Egypt to create a new free-trade zone stretching from Cairo to Cape Town. The Tripartite Free Trade Area

10/06/2015

Egypt

Egypt boosts tourist site security after Luxor suicide bombing

Egyptian authorities are stepping up security after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the ancient Karnak temple in the southern city of Luxor. It

10/06/2015

Egypt

Egypt: at least 4 wounded in Luxor suicide bombing

Witnesses and security sources say at least four people have been injured in a suicide bombing in a car park next to the Kamak Temple in Luxor

10/06/2015

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Egypt: Football riot death sentences upheld by court

10/06/2015

Syria

Syrian rebels capture government army base in south

Unverified video purports to show Syrian rebels capturing major government army base in Deraa province in the south of the country.

09/06/2015

Turkey

Turkish PM Davutoglu formally resigns ahead of new government

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday (June 9) to present his formal resignation following Sunday’s

09/06/2015

Egypt

African free trade agreement to be signed in Egypt

The leaders of 26 African nations have been laying the groundwork for an African Free Trade Union in the resort of Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. Behind

09/06/2015

Egypt

Eleven men sentenced to death after fatal Egyptian football violence

An Egyptian court has sentenced 11 men to death for their part in the worst football violence the country has seen. Seventy-four fans were killed at

09/06/2015

Turkey

Turkey enters new and uncertain political era as AKP loses majority

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not appeared in public since the results of Sunday’s general election, which stripped his AK Party of a

08/06/2015

World

Turkey's more diverse vote is obstacle to government

What went wrong for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the AKP Justice and Development Party in Sunday’s elections? He simply wanted the

08/06/2015

Turkey

HDP leader wants to represent all of Turkey's 'oppressed'

The 80 – of 550 – seats the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) picked up in Turkey’s parliamentary elections on Sunday marks a huge victory. As well as

08/06/2015

World

What now for Turkish-EU relations?

Turkey’s move towards closer ties with the EU has all but ground to a halt under Erdogan’s leadership. The Turkish president repeatedly said that the

08/06/2015

Turkey

Turkey's ruling AKP struggles to form government following election losses

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu hailed Sunday’s election as another victory for the ruling AKP – but with just under 41 percent of the vote

08/06/2015

Turkey

Turkish lira hits record low as election brings uncertainty

Turkey’s financial markets have taken a hit as the country faces uncertainty following Sunday’s (June 7) parliamentary elections. The main stock

08/06/2015

Turkey

Turkish voters call for change

“Turkey’s voters have spoken and ended the absolute power of the AK Party which had lasted for 13 years,” said euronews reporter Bora Bayraktar who

08/06/2015

Turkey

Kurds celebrate HDP showing in Turkish poll

Thousands of jubilant Kurds celebrate election showing as the pro-Kurdish HDP wins parliamentary seats for the first time in Turkey

08/06/2015

Turkey

Turkey's PM announces AK Party 'clear winner' in election

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday that the AK Party was the clear winner in the country’s parliamentary election. He vowed to

08/06/2015

Turkey

Turkey votes in parliamentary election that could mean new powers for Erdogan

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erogan was among the 54 million voters going to the polls on Sunday in what is expected to be the closest

07/06/2015

Turkey

Voting begins in Turkey's parliamentary election

Polling booths in Turkey opened at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, local time, in what is expected to be the closest parliamentary election for more than a

07/06/2015

Turkey

Parliamentary elections in Turkey a test for President Erdogan

Turkey goes to the polls on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could decide whether broad changes are made to the country’s political system and

06/06/2015

Turkey

Kurdish HPD rally blast confirmed as bomb

Turkish security forces say a gas canister wrapped with ball bearings caused at least one of two deadly blasts at a Kurdish election rally on Friday

06/06/2015

Turkey

Will Turkey have one party rule or a coalition governments?

06/06/2015