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Turkey arrests dozens of foreign Islamic State suspects

Ankara has made sweeping arrests of suspected Islamic State militants. Turkish authorities arrested dozens of alleged Islamic State militants today. Police arrested 11 people in Istanbul and 22 in Ankara. There police are searching for eight other individuals in Ankara. The suspects, all foreign nationals, are alleged to have been …

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Lebanese opt for new emigration destinations amid crises

Lebanon is witnessing one of the biggest waves of emigration in its history as the country faces its worst socio-economic conditions amid a worsening political crisis; Turkey, Armenia and Georgia have become new destinations. Western European countries, the United States, Australia and Gulf states have been Lebanese’s top migration destinations …

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Turkey’s good relations with Qatar may not be enough for Erdogan

Erdogan’s Qatar visit failed to produce agreements that could help the ailing Turkish economy, but he wants to maintain Turkey’s partnership with Qatar, including military ties, while making efforts to reconcile with Gulf rivals. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has paid a visit to Qatar – a country he sees …

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