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WhatsApp delayed a data-sharing change as users fled the messaging service over privacy concerns.
Comment: Debate over deplatforming Trump misses the point: That from India to Myanmar, Silicon Valley has failed to police hate speech for years, writes Jillian C. York.
Islamic State's resurgence is Syria is going unnoticed
Comment: The root causes of Islamic State in Syria were never adequately addressed, and now, as the world is distracted, a resurgence seems afoot, writes Sam Hamad.
'Dear Tayyip': Macron and Erdogan exchange letters
French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan have exchanged letters in which they agreed to resume talks aimed at mending ...
Why Israel and Turkey could reset fraught relations
Analysis: With rapid changes in the Middle East amid a fluid geopolitical landscape, Turkey could be poised to mend ties with Israel.
UN chief Guterres set to name new Libya envoy
A letter sent to the UN Security Council has named former Slovakian foreign minister Jan Kubis as new UN envoy to Libya
Greece wants EU pressure on Turkey to take migrants
Greece called on EU authorities to ensure Turkey take back nearly 1,500 people whose asylum requests were denied.
Erdogan gets jab as Turkey unrolls Chinese vaccine
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan got jabbed as the country began rolling out China's Sinovac's vaccine.
EU watchdog launches Frontex investigation over migrant harassment allegations
The EU has launched an investigation into claims that Greece is pushing migrants on boats back into the sea.
UK company cancels Turkey exports over Karabakh drone use
A number of Western companies have been pressured not to supply parts to Turkish drone giant Baykar.
Azerbaijan invites allies Turkey and Pakistan to 'rebuild Nagorno-Karabakh'
The three countries' top diplomats discussed reconstruction efforts and an initiative to combat global Islamophobia.
Turkey launches vaccination drive with Chinese jab
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca received the first shot of CoronaVac live on television
Turkey urges dialogue with US after missile sanctions
Turkey's defence minister told foreign reporters in Ankara that Turkey was in discussions to receive a second batch of the advanced ...
France deploys carrier to eastern Mediterranean in 'anti-IS operation'
France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean, Paris confirmed.
Where does Gulf reconciliation leave the UAE?
Analysis: While the GCC summit constituted a historic breakthrough, it merely addressed a symptom of the Gulf crisis without resolving its root ...
Senior Turkish adviser lashes out at 'absurd' UAE conditions
Yassin Aktay, an adviser for the ruling Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP), slammed recent comments by the UAE's Minister of Sate for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash.
Erdogan says wants EU ties 'back on track'
Erdogan said he wanted to improve relations with the European Union and hoped the bloc will follow too.
Qatar prepared to mediate between Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Mutlaq Al-Qahtani, special envoy to the Qatari foreign minister, said Doha is prepared to mediate between regional players to achieve peace and ...
Armenian leader says Karabakh conflict unresolved
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan insisted that key issues surrounding the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh were in limbo, in a rare ...
Turkish preacher jailed for 1,000 years for sex crimes
Adnan Oktar preached creationism and conservative values while women in revealing outfits danced around him to upbeat music in the TV studio.
Turkey invites Greece to maritime dispute talks
Turkey's top diplomat requested that Greece "hold the first meeting in January", while Athens said it had received no official invitation but ...
Turkey probes WhatsApp following controversial privacy update
A controversial policy update by messaging service WhatsApp has prompted anger in Turkey where authorities are investigating a ...
UAE wants relations with Turkey, senior official says
The UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said Abu Dhabi wants to normalise relations with Turkey.
Students at Istanbul University protests blare Metallica hits
Students at Bogazici University have been cheekily blaring Metallica classics at their protests against the appointment of the AKP party-linked ...
Spanish ministers have revealed that diplomatic relations with Turkey are improving.
Tehran has mirrored the US in expressing 'extreme concern' over detainee rights.
Turkey announced it was ready to normalise relations with France.
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