Turkish, Russian top diplomats discuss Syria over phone
ANKARA
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Russia discussed on Thursday a recent deal between the two countries about northern Syria on the phone.
Mevlut Cavusoglu and Sergey Lavrov discussed the...
Locals in Syria’s Jarabulus protest regime presence
JARABULUS, Syria
The locals of the northern Syrian town of Jarabulus on Friday held demonstrations in protest of the presence of Bashar al-Assad regime and Russian forces in Manbij.
The protesters,...
Turkey neutralizes YPG/PKK’s senior figure in N Iraq
ANKARA
Turkish forces neutralized YPG/PKK terror group's so-called intelligence head Metin Arslan in northern Iraq, according to security sources on Friday.
Arslan, codenamed Kocer, is also the cousin of the terror...
11 killed in clashes in Yemen's Taiz
SANAA
Six government forces and five Houthi rebels were killed in clashes in the southwestern Taiz province, the Yemeni military said on Saturday.
A military statement said a senior rebel commander...
Syria: 3 civilians killed in Israeli attack near capital
ANKARA
Three civilians were killed in an Israeli missile attack near Syria's capital Damascus on Monday, state media reported.
The attack targeted civilian settlements in Al-Hujaira and Al-Adliya towns, according to...
‘Israeli plans to annex West Bank loaded with disaster’
RAMALLAH
Israeli plan to annex more land from the occupied Palestinian territory of West Bank will bring a new calamity for Palestinians, similar to their mass exodus in 1948, known...
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia restart production at Khafji field
Production has resumed at the Al-Khafji joint oil field located in the neutral zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, the acting CEO of the Kuwait Gulf Oil...
24 killed, hundreds injured in Iraq protests
BAGHDAD
At least 24 people were killed and over 2,000 others injured in Iraq on Friday in anti-government protests that erupted on Friday near Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, according to...
Iraq teachers to strike as anti-gov't protests continue
BAGHDAD
Teachers and schools in Iraq will start a general strike on Tuesday as anti-government protests entered a fourth day, a teachers' union said Monday.
"It comes in solidarity with...
Germany unveils new measures to combat far-right
BERLIN
German government unveiled new measures on Wednesday to combat right-wing extremism and hate crimes in the internet.
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said in a news conference in Berlin the Cabinet...
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Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – July 13, 2020
ANKARA
Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and other news in Turkey and around the world.
Coronavirus...
Turkish police arrest 75 for selling drugs in Istanbul
ISTANBUL
A total of 75 people were arrested early Monday for selling drugs in Turkey’s metropolitan city of Istanbul.
Anti-drug police squads carried out an operation...
5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes western Indonesia
JAKARTA
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted Indonesia’s western province of Aceh early Monday, according to the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency (BMKG).
The quake’s epicenter...
Ghana reports nearly 700 new coronavirus cases
ABUJA, Nigeria
Ghana reported 692 new coronavirus cases over the past day, bringing the country’s total to 24,518, local authorities said Sunday.
Ghana Health Services said...
South Africa extends COVID-19 measures for a month
ABUJA, Nigeria
South Africa extended measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus Sunday as the number of cases in the country continued to...