Middle Orient News

Dozens of houses and offices in the border district of Ceylanpinar, province of Sanliurfa, have repeatedly been hit by shells and

A three-hour-long emergency meeting on recent developments on the Turkey-Syria border was held at Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s office today. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, Chief of General

Two senior UN inspectors tasked with investigating claims that chemical weapons have been used in Syria’s civil war were in Damascus on Wednesday for talks with government officials.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled that Turkey could take action as clashes between Kurds and al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front fighters rage just over Turkey’s border with Syria, saying

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov calls for Syrian government and opposition to work together against extremists in the country during a meeting with Syrian Deputy PM Qadri Jamil in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issued a new call on July 22 for the Syrian government and opposition

Egypt said on Monday, July 22 it would cancel visa fees for Syrians, the latest effort to ease diplomatic tensions between the two Arab states after the army ousted President Mohamed Morsithis month.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu urged the international community, first and foremost the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), to move into action for Syria.

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane and the Head of the UN Mission to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria Ake Sellstrom will travel to Damascus next week at the invitation of the Syrian Government, UN Spokesman Martin Nesirky said. 

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu held a briefing in Ankara on Thursday with Turkish ambassadors to Middle Eastern countries on the latest developments in the politically fragile region.

Britain’s parliament backed a motion on Thursday, July 11 requiring Prime Minister David Cameron to give it a veto over any future move to arm Syrian rebels, in a symbolic vote the government said it would heed.