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BAGHDAD — Troubled with the daily car bombs and threats of violence, Iraq‘s top-notched students want to escape the chaotic future of their war-ravaged nation.
Read More »Syria’s Assad: Israeli Warplanes Hit ‘Unused Military Building’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said in an interview that Israeli warplanes attacked what he said was an “unused military building” in Syria last month, and that his country reserves the right to retaliate.
Read More »British PM Says Iraq Can Take Over Basra Province
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he believes Iraq can assume responsibility for security in southern Basra province from British forces within two months.
Read More »Turkey’s Exports Exceeded $100 billion in September
Turkey’s exports in 2007 exceeded $100 billion as of September, according to Turkish Exporters Assembly (TÄ°M) figures announced yesterday during a press conference at the first parliamentary building in Ankara.
Read More »PKK Targets Civilians
An attack by the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that claimed 13 lives on Saturday was the last throes of terrorism, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan said in a statement on Sunday.
Read More »Syria: 3 jailed for belonging to extremist Islamic groups
 Syria’s State Security Court on Sunday convicted two Syrians and a Jordanian of belonging to extremist Islamic groups and sentenced them to prison, a local human rights group said.
Read More »Anti-Terror Agreement Signed between Turkey and Iraq
After days of negotiations, on Friday Ankara and Baghdad eventually signed a counterterrorism agreement targeting members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)
Read More »Kurdish rebels kill 12 in Turkey
Kurdish rebels ambushed a minibus carrying pro-government village guards and civilians in southeastern Turkey and killed 12 people on Saturday, a local official said.
Read More »Turkey, Iran to sign $3 bln gas deal next month
Turkey will sign a $3 billion energy accord with Iran next month, ignoring U.S. warnings to abondon the deal because of international sanctions against Iran for its nuclear research and advises to seek alternatives such as agreeing with other regional suppliers including Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. “Turkey is proceeding with plans …
Read More »Iraq and Turkey agree on details of counterterrorism agreement
Neighboring countries Iraq and Turkey have finally agreed on details of a counterterrorism agreement to crack down on members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that are holed up in bases in northern Iraq and have also decided to sign the finalized agreement today in the Turkish capital.
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