Saeed Abdulrazek

Saeed Abdulrazek
Arab World Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz held discussions with Lavrentyev at the Turkish Foreign Ministry headquarters on Saturday. (Turkish Foreign Ministry - “X”)

Lavrentyev in Türkiye to Discuss Progress in ‘Normalization’ of Ties with Syria

Russia continues its endeavors as part of an initiative to facilitate rapprochement between Türkiye and Syria and to restore normal relations between the two. …

Saeed Abdulrazek
Business The first round of free trade agreement negotiations between the GCC and Ankara (General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council)

Riyadh to Host Second Round of GCC-Türkiye Free Trade Negotiations

The second round of negotiations for a free trade agreement between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Türkiye is scheduled to be held in Riyadh before the…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business The signing of the joint statement to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement between the GCC and Türkiye in March (Asharq Al-Awsat)

First Round of Free Trade Negotiations between Gulf States, Türkiye Begins in Ankara

Ankara is set to host on Monday the first round of negotiations for a free trade agreement between the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council and Türkiye. The talks…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
World President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Saturday with his Somalian counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Turkish presidency)

Turkish Parliament Approves 2-Year Military Deployment to Somalia

The Turkish parliament approved a presidential motion to deploy elements of the Turkish Armed Forces to Somalia, including to its territorial waters. The…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Meeting of Bashar Assad and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Damascus in May 2008 (AP)

Erdogan-Assad Meeting to Be Held Next Month, Turkish Sources

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart, Bashar Assad, could meet at the Kasab border crossing next month, the pro-government Türkiye…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Commercial and financial district, home to bank headquarters and renowned shopping centers in Istanbul (Reuters)

Türkiye Returns $5 Bn Deposit to Saudi Arabia

Türkiye’s central bank has reached an agreement with the Saudi Fund for Development to settle a $5 billion deposit received last year, as part of efforts to…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Erdogan stressed that the situation in the region requires new foreign policy equations (Turkish Presidency)

Türkiye Insists on Restoring Relations with Syria amid US Objection

Türkiye has conveyed new messages about maintaining efforts to restore normal ties with Syria, despite Damascus’ insistence on the Turkish military withdrawal,…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar Assad receiving Russia's Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev in the capital Damascus (SANA/AFP)

Erdogan to Restore Relations with Syria to ‘How They Were in the Past’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he will extend an invitation to Syrian President Bashar Assad “any time,” renewing his readiness to…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)