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The numbers of terrorist attacks and deaths worldwide declined in 2017 for the third consecutive year, according to latest data released by the University of Maryland’s National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START). Last year, there were 10,900 terrorist attacks around the world, which killed more than 26,400 people, including […]
A study carried out this summer by ForwardKeys and market research company GfK shows that British holidaymakers are flocking back to North African countries; destinations that until recently were feared by many to be at risk of unrest or terrorism. The study which predicts future travel patterns by analysing booking transactions by travel agents shows […]
A delegation of the Royal Armed Forces recently visited the Ankara-based Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters to negotiate the purchase of T-129 attack helicopters, the much coveted aircraft by international air forces. According to FAR-Maroc, a website specializing in defense issues, senior officers of the Royal Armed Forces have just made a trip to Turkey to […]
Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan urged Algerian authorities to lift the import restrictions and quotas it has imposed in a bid to curb the surging imports bill and consequently delay the depletion of its foreign reserves. Erdogan, who paid a three day visit to Algiers as part of an Africa tour, told the Turkish-Algerian business […]
Sudan has agreed to hand over the Red Sea Suakin island temporarily to Turkey for infrastructure development and rebuilding. The announcement was made during a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Sudan, which included a visit to the Suakin island and its old port. During a speech at the University of Khartoum, where […]
Egyptian prosecutor ordered the arrest of 29 people on charges of spying for Turkey and plotting to revive the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization. A statement of the Egyptian general prosecutor accused the arrested individuals of “spying in favor of Turkey and membership in a terrorist organization”. The statement added that Egyptian intelligence service uncovered a […]
The 36th Turkey-EU Joint Consultative Committee kicked-off in Brussels on Tuesday with Ankara pressing for a full membership to the European body despite EU member states’ harsh criticism of its human rights record and political openness. Turkey’s European Union Affairs Minister Omer Celik urged the EU to “support Turkey during this difficult period in the […]
Turkey and Israel are seemingly set to finalize the deal on a pipeline that will connect the two countries before the end of the current year, during an official visit to Tel Aviv by Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak. The Turkish official’s visit to Israel was announced by Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz, on the […]
French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday told media in an interview that the removal of Bashar al-Assad was no longer a priority for France, adding that the embattled Syrian President represents an important pillar in the fight against terrorists. “The real change I’ve made on this question is that I haven’t said deposing Bashar al-Assad is […]
A month after President Erdogan’s security detail tussled with protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington, the police department has announced on Thursday that it has obtained arrest warrants for 12 of the Turkish president’s bodyguards. Erdogan deemed the warrants are baseless. “If my bodyguards cannot protect me, then why am I bringing them […]