A Turkish court decided to arrest senior Islamic State figure Bashar Hattab Ghazal Al Sumaidai, who wascaptured by the police, the state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Friday. The militant, code-named Abu Zeyd, was captured in Istanbul in an operation carried out by police and Turkey’s intelligence agency, Anadolu said.

Latest Turkish-Greek war of words linked to electoral campaigns Turkish Greek bickering continued apace this week with Erdogan repeating his stock threats about descending on Turkey’s foes “unexpectedly in the night,” spurring further overwrought takes on how the two NATO allies might slip into war.

L’Europe cherchant à diversifier ses sources d’approvisionnement, deux projets de gazoducs concurrents refont surface. Lequel du projet transsaharien porté par l’Algérie ou du gazoduc offshore défendu par le Maroc est le mieux placé ? Dans le désert ou le long des côtes ouest-africaines? Algérie ou Maroc ? 2030 ou plus …