MIDDLE EAST

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Greece, Turkey wrangle over military games in eastern Mediterranean Sea

7:44 pm October 26, 2020

Athens: Greece said on Monday that Turkey plans to carry out a maritime military exercise on October 28, a Greek national holiday, just hours after NATO’s secretary general said both Greece and Turkey had called off wargames on each other’s national holidays. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said Ankara’s move showed it was an “unreliable” partner when it comes to […]

Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of truce violations

4:36 pm October 26, 2020

Yerevan: Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday accused each other of violating the new cease-fire announced the day before in a bid to halt the fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh that has killed hundreds, and possibly thousands, in just four weeks. The truce that took effect Monday morning was agreed upon on Sunday after […]

France reacts after Erdogan questions Macron’s mental health

6:07 am October 25, 2020

Paris: France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described as unacceptably rude. Erdogan questioned his French counterpart’s mental condition while criticizing Macron’s attitude toward Islam and Muslims. His remarks at a local […]

Nagorno-Karabakh fighting rages as US hosts talks

8:16 pm October 23, 2020

Nagorno-Karabakh : Heavy fighting raged Friday over Nagorno-Karabakh even as top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan traveled to Washington for negotiations on settling the neighboring countries’ decades-long conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s scheduled talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan’s foreign ministers follow two failed Russian attempts to broker a cease-fire in the worst outbreak […]

For 4th time, Hariri is back as PM in crisis-hit Lebanon

10:20 pm October 22, 2020

Beirut : Lebanon’s president tasked former Prime Minister Saad Hariri with forming a new government Thursday, bringing back the veteran politician a year after he was toppled amid nationwide protests against widespread corruption and a flunking economy. President Michel Aoun designated Hariri to form the next government after a slight majority of votes from lawmakers, securing the return of an old name […]