Saeed Abdulrazek

Saeed Abdulrazek
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)
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)