Saeed Abdulrazek

Saeed Abdulrazek
Arab World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AFP)

Erdogan Says Willing to Hold Summit with Putin, Assad to Normalize Ties with Damascus

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed that he may invite his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad for a summit…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Russia's Rosatom continues construction of the first nuclear power plant in Akkuyu, southern Türkiye (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Türkiye in Talks with US to Cooperate on Nuclear Energy Projects

Türkiye is holding talks with the United States on the construction of large-scale nuclear power plants and small modular reactors (SMR), a senior Turkish…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with his Czech counterpart, Jan Lipavsky, in Ankara on Tuesday (Turkish Foreign Ministry)

Türkiye Criticizes Some NATO Countries’ Support for Kurdish Units in Syria

Türkiye criticized the support provided by some of its allies in NATO to the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, the largest component of the Syrian Democratic…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Turkish tanks are seen in areas adjacent to regions held by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria. (Turkish Defense Ministry file)

Türkiye Fortifies its Positions in Idlib Ahead of Possible Military Escalation

The Turkish army has brought in military and logistic reinforcements to its positions in de-escalation zones in Syria’s Idlib that lie in the areas covered in…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Russian President Vladimir Putin received Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Moscow last week. (Turkish Foreign Ministry)

Moscow May Resume Normalization Talks between Ankara, Damascus

Turkish sources revealed that new steps may be taken to resume discussions to normalize relations between Türkiye and Syria in line with the Astana path. …

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks on during a family photograph with G7 heads of States and heads of delegation of Outreach countries at Borgo Egnazia resort during the G7 Summit hosted by Italy, in Savelletri, on June 14, 2024. (AFP)

Erdogan: Discussed with Putin Elections in N. Syria, Damascus Won’t Allow Them

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed on Saturday that he had discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin elections that are set for regions held…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World An American military convoy is seen near the Syrian-Iraqi border. (Reuters file photo)

Turkish Sources: US Planning on Forming ‘Terrorist State’ in Northern Syria

Turkish military and diplomatic sources warned on Saturday that the United States will not abandon its plan to form a Kurdish state in areas controlled by the…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (C) speaks as he participates in a joint press conference alongside other countries' representatives after an Extraordinary Meeting of the D-8 Council of Foreign Ministers to discuss the situation in Gaza, in Istanbul, Türkiye, 08 June 2024. EPA/ERDEM SAHIN

D-8 Nations Pledge to Mobilize All Resources to Achieve Ceasefire in Gaza

The Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation pledged on Saturday to mobilize all resources to achieve an…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)