Eurasia

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin Aug.5. Erdoğan stressed the necessity

A Turkish court yesterday sentenced a former military chief to life in prison and dozens of others including opposition members of parliament to long terms for plotting against the government, in a trial that has exposed deep divisions in the country.

Syrian rebels battled government troops in the coastal province of Latakia for the second straight day on Monday, making advances in one of President Bashar Assad’s strongholds, activists said.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday, Aug 4, he looked optimistic about the prospects of bilateral relations

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag is to visit Bulgaria from August 6 to August 8 on the occasion of major Muslim religious holiday Eid ul-Fitr (Ramazan Bayram). Bekir Bozdag will arrive in Bulgaria through the border checkpoint Derekjoi – Malko

Serbia wants to have the best relations with Montenegro, said Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Diacic.

Turkish Premier Erdogan on Saturday met with the leader of Albanian Socialist Party Rama in Istanbul. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on

New talks between Belgrade and Pristina delegations at the expert level continue today and tomorrow in Brussels. The main topic is the preparations for the local elections in Kosovo.

Kurds in Syria should partake in the opposition group Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said. Davutoglu’s call comes a week after high-ranking officials from Turkey’s political and security circles met two visiting Kurdish politicians

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns is visiting Cairo beginning today, the State Department announced on Friday. Secretary of State John Kerry asked Burns to visit Egypt again to discuss with Egyptian leaders “the