US, Qatar, Turkiye, Egypt to hold Gaza talks in Miami
WASHINGTON(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will hold talks with senior officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye in Miami on Friday on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, a White House official told AFP on Thursday. Under the second stage, Israel is supposed to withdraw from its positions in […]
Turkiye intercepts uncontrolled drone over Black Sea
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye shot down an uncontrolled drone approaching its airspace over the Black Sea, the defense ministry said. The incident follows Turkiye’s warning last week of Black Sea escalation after Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports that damaged three Turkish-owned cargo vessels. In a statement, the ministry said Turkish and NATO F-16 jets were put on […]
Turkiye extends Russian gas imports for a year as it plans US investment
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye has extended its expiring Russian gas import contracts by a year as it plans US infrastructure investment as part of efforts to reduce reliance on Russian energy, the Turkish energy minister said. Turkiye is Russia’s last major natural gas market in Europe after years of war-related Western sanctions on Moscow. It imports a […]
Turkiye slams ex-Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani over his visit with heavily armed guards
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkiye demanded an explanation from Iraqi Kurdish officials after former leader Masoud Barzani arrived in a mainly Kurdish Turkish border region last weekend surrounded by heavily armed and uniformed guards. Barzani, who was president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government from 2005-17 and remains Iraqi Kurdistan’s most powerful figure, visited the Cizre district in southeast […]
Erdogan says Turkiye evaluating deployment of forces for Gaza stabilization force
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkiye was still evaluating how to potentially deploy its security forces to an international stabilization force being planned in Gaza, adding that a decision would be made after these discussions. NATO member Turkiye played a key role in negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza, becoming one of the signatories of […]
Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkiye and Lebanon next month on first foreign trip
VATICAN CITY(RAHNUMA): Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkiye and Lebanon next month on the first foreign trip of his papacy, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The trip offers a symbolically important gesture to Christians and Muslims as a pilgrimage to two countries that the pope’s predecessor, Francis, had planned to visit. The Vatican said Leo […]
Italy, Turkiye sign deal to curb illegal migration
ROME(RAHNUMA): Italy and Turkiye have agreed to step up cooperation against illegal migration, particularly from Libya, their foreign ministers said Thursday. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan signed an “operational document” providing for closer cooperation between their coast guards to combat human trafficking and transnational organized crime, Tajani said at […]
Heavy snowfall blocks 2,173 roads across 18 provinces in Turkiye
Ankara, Feb 24 (IANS) Heavy snowfall and blizzards have disrupted daily life across 18 provinces in Turkiye, leading to the closure of 2,173 roads, the state-run TRT reported. In the Metropolitan Municipality of eastern Van province, access to 19 neighbourhoods and 35 hamlets has been cut off due to snow accumulation and blizzards. In the […]
Zelensky meets Turkiye’s Erdogan amid US shift on Ukraine
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara on Tuesday, as Kyiv seeks to shore up its position in response to US-Russia talks. Zelensky flew into the Turkish capital from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) late on Monday, saying on Telegram he would discuss prisoner exchanges and other issues with […]
Turkiye’s Erdogan says US making “wrong calculations” in Mideast
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the administration of US President Donald Trump was making “wrong calculations” regarding the Middle East, adding that heeding “Zionist lies” would only exacerbate conflicts. Turkiye has rejected Trump’s plan to remove the more than 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, claim US control of it and turn it […]
