ISTANBUL: Azerbaijan and Slovakia on Tuesday signed documents establishing a strategic partnership and expanding defense cooperation between the two countries during an official visit by the Slovak premier to Baku.

A statement by the Azerbaijani pres…

ISTANBUL: Trkiye on Tuesday said an attack on Rafah would not only affect the region but the whole world, urging Israel to ‘immediately withdraw’ from the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing.

‘The status quo in Rafah and at the border crossing mus…

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday welcomed Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in the capital Ankara.

Earlier on Tuesday, Erdogan welcomed the emir at …

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow will open its embassy in Sierra Leone by the end of the year.

“We plan to open new diplomatic missions on the African continent, including in Freetown. In Freetown, we expect to …

ISTANBUL: A high-ranking Egyptian source confirmed on Tuesday evening to Al Qahera News that all involved parties have consented to return to the negotiating path for a cease-fire in Gaza.

The source, who requested anonymity, said Egyptian efforts to…

WASHINGTON: The US will host China’s special envoy for climate change Liu Zhenmin in Washington on May 8-9 for a meeting, the State Department said Monday.

The meeting of the bilateral Working Group on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s is aimed a…

ISTANBUL: Israel’s capture of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing disrupts efforts to reach a cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip, Hamas warned on Tuesday.

‘The Israeli control of the Rafah crossing shows its intention to disrupt cease-fire and …