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Saudi Arabia to deal with oil field development in Red Sea
17 May 2012, 12:28 (GMT+05:00)
The national oil company of Saudi Arabia ‘Aramco’ intends to implement a major project for the development of oil fields in the Red Sea, Al Arabiya TV channel...
Two Turkish soldiers killed in shootout with Kurdish militants
17 May 2012, 12:00 (GMT+05:00)
Two soldiers of the Turkish army were killed and another was seriously wounded as a result of a shootout with militants of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers'...
Turkey and Azerbaijan to agree on Transanatolian gas pipeline by July
17 May 2012, 11:49 (GMT+05:00)
By the end of June Ankara will conclude an agreement with Azerbaijan to set up Transanatolian pipeline to transport gas from the Caspian state's giant Shah...
Salehi says Syrian government must give Annan's plan a chance
17 May 2012, 10:02 (GMT+05:00)
Syrian government must give a chance to peace plan put forward by the representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States-General Kofi Annan,...
Turkish warplanes intercept Israeli jet violating Turkish Cyprus airspace
17 May 2012, 08:19 (GMT+05:00)
Turkish warplanes intercept Israeli jet violating Turkish Cyprus airspace
Military hopes for 'great leader' from Egypt vote
17 May 2012, 08:17 (GMT+05:00)
Military hopes for 'great leader' from Egypt vote
Turkey EU bid boosted by election results - German FM
17 May 2012, 07:52 (GMT+05:00)
Recent election defeats for opponents of Turkey's bid for EU membership offer a chance to unfreeze negotiations, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said...
Syria's al-Assad accuses UN of being "two-faced"
17 May 2012, 02:11 (GMT+05:00)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday accused the United Nations of being "two-faced" by ignoring violations committed by rebels seeking his overthrow...
Iran raises concerns over Saudi-Bahrain union plan
17 May 2012, 00:59 (GMT+05:00)
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast warned that Saudi Arabian plan to form a union with Bahrain leads to deepening crisis in Bahrain.
Mahmoud Abbas swears in new Palestinian cabinet
16 May 2012, 23:33 (GMT+05:00)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a new cabinet late Wednesday, the third caretaker government since the 2007 de facto West Bank-Gaza split.
Libya faces challenge prosecuting 2011 conflict crimes, ICC warns
16 May 2012, 23:33 (GMT+05:00)
The Libyan transitional government is facing a big challenge in attempting to prosecute "thousands" of crimes committed in the country during last year's...
Eurovision 2012 Turkish representative celebrates his birthday in Baku (PHOTO)
16 May 2012, 21:14 (GMT+05:00)
Eurovision 2012 Turkish representative Can Bonomo has celebrated his birthday in Baku.
"Arabian Caliphate" against Iran
16 May 2012, 20:09 (GMT+05:00)
It is no news that Gulf countries are always wary of the growing credibility and expand Iran's influence in the region. Gulf Arab countries have taken serious...
Ukraine seeks to get up to 10-percent stake in TANAP
16 May 2012, 17:55 (GMT+05:00)
Ukraine is looking to take a stake of up to 10 percent in Azerbaijani-Turkish in Trans-Anatolian Pipeline Project (TANAP), Platts reported with the reference...
Iraq replaces Iran as India's second-largest crude supplier
16 May 2012, 17:35 (GMT+05:00)
Iraq replaced Iran as India's second-largest crude oil supplier in the recently ended financial year, preliminary government data showed Wednesday.
Mubarak-era official leads in poll ahead of Egypt presidential vote
16 May 2012, 16:24 (GMT+05:00)
Mubarak-era official leads in poll ahead of Egypt presidential vote
Abbas to swear in new Palestinian cabinet
16 May 2012, 16:21 (GMT+05:00)
Abbas to swear in new Palestinian cabinet
Turkish budget deficit increases
16 May 2012, 15:41 (GMT+05:00)
Turkish Airlines cancels flights to Baku
16 May 2012, 15:20 (GMT+05:00)
Turkish Airlines (Turk Hava Yollari) have canceled flights to Baku, scheduled for May 16 and May 17, due to bad weather conditions, the company said on...
Bahrain protests against Iran
16 May 2012, 14:01 (GMT+05:00)
Iran’s Charge d’Affaires to Bahrain was summoned to the Bahraini Foreign Ministry, where he received a note of protest, Al Arabiya TV channel said today
Turkey ups oil imports in March
16 May 2012, 13:54 (GMT+05:00)
Iraq announces major tender to inject water into oil wells
16 May 2012, 13:35 (GMT+05:00)
Bahrain protests against Iran
16 May 2012, 13:31 (GMT+05:00)
Iran’s Charge d'Affaires to Bahrain was summoned to the Bahraini Foreign Ministry, where he received a note of protest, Al Arabiya TV channel said today.
Turkey fully supports Nabucco project
16 May 2012, 13:13 (GMT+05:00)
Turkey continues to support Nabucco gas pipeline project, Bloomberg reported with the reference to Levent Ozgul, director of strategy and business development...
Lebanese general security chief confirms presence of al-Qaida elements in Lebanon
16 May 2012, 12:56 (GMT+05:00)
Lebanese General Security Director General Abbas Ibrahim confirmed late Tuesday the presence of elements linked to al-Qaida terrorist group in Lebanon but not...
RWE analyses Nabucco West’s ability to meet Europe’s strategic goals
16 May 2012, 09:22 (GMT+05:00)
German utility RWE analyses the conditions of Nabucco gas pipeline project's new version (Nabucco West) and its ability to meet Europe's strategic goals,...
German FM: Turkey EU bid boosted by votes
16 May 2012, 03:43 (GMT+05:00)
Recent election defeats for opponents of Turkey's bid for EU membership offer a chance to unfreeze negotiations, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told...
6 killed by militants in Iraq
16 May 2012, 03:42 (GMT+05:00)
6 were killed, 24 were wounded as a result of a militant attack on an army checkpoint in northern Iraq.
Turkey says supportive of Macedonia’s NATO bid ahead of Chicago summit
16 May 2012, 02:54 (GMT+05:00)
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said Macedonia’s membership in NATO will greatly contribute to regional stability and that NATO’s only Muslim...
4 dead in landslide at hydroelectric power plant construction site in Turkey
16 May 2012, 02:42 (GMT+05:00)
Four people died in a landslide at a hydroelectric power plant construction site in Dereli, a district in Giresun province, on Tuesday.
Erdogan lambasts opposition, says Syrian crisis not sectarian
16 May 2012, 02:23 (GMT+05:00)
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed suggestions that the crisis in Syria stems from a sectarian rift between the Sunni majority and Alawites, and...
[P]GCC claims on 3 islands meddling in Iran affairs: Mehmanparast
16 May 2012, 02:08 (GMT+05:00)
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says the recent remarks made by some Arab officials on the three Iranian Persian Gulf islands are interference in the...
UN observers' car damaged in Syria
16 May 2012, 00:37 (GMT+05:00)
A car of UN observers in Syria has been damaged as a result of an explosion in the province of Idlib.
Dozens killed in Yemen fighting and air raids
15 May 2012, 23:46 (GMT+05:00)
Air raids and fighting between government forces and Al-Qaeda-linked militants in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan killed 25 on Tuesday, local media...
Violence in Syria intensifies; UN team attacked
15 May 2012, 23:33 (GMT+05:00)
At least 46 people were killed across Syria Tuesday in violence that targeted restive cities in the north and east, while a United Nations convoy was attacked...
EU experience may hinder process of creating single currency in Gulf
15 May 2012, 19:33 (GMT+05:00)
Navy of Oman and Iran to hold joint exercise
15 May 2012, 19:00 (GMT+05:00)
Naval forces of Iran and Oman will hold joint military exercises, Assistant Chief of Operations Staff of Iranian Armed Forces, General Mustafa Salami said on...
IFC explores ways to increase capacity of chemical companies in Turkey
15 May 2012, 18:36 (GMT+05:00)
Four people died in Turkey’s landslide
15 May 2012, 18:17 (GMT+05:00)
Landslide has today occurred in the territory of the hydroelectric station in the Turkish city of Giresun, the newspaper Zaman reported today.
Hundreds clash with Israeli security forces during Nabka
15 May 2012, 17:10 (GMT+05:00)
Hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces in the West Bank and East Jerusalem Tuesday as Arabs marked the Nabka, which means catastrophe...
JP Morgan expects global oil demand growth at 1 mln bpd in 2012
15 May 2012, 16:04 (GMT+05:00)
Turkish PM urges country’s opposition to clarify its position on Syrian issue
15 May 2012, 15:53 (GMT+05:00)
The Turkish opposition which always criticises Ankara's role on the Syrian issue, should clarify its position on this issue, TRT Haber TV channel quotes...
Iraq attracts investments to develop petrochemical industry
15 May 2012, 15:41 (GMT+05:00)
Iran to boost electricity export capacity to Turkey
15 May 2012, 15:40 (GMT+05:00)
Ashgabat, Ankara discuss partnership intensification prospects
15 May 2012, 15:26 (GMT+05:00)
Armenia’s Agriculture Minister will head to Israel
15 May 2012, 13:36 (GMT+05:00)
On the invitation of Israel’s Agriculture Minister Orit Noket, an Armenian delegation led by Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan will visit that country from...
EU sanctions target Syrian central bank, tobacco authority
15 May 2012, 13:10 (GMT+05:00)
EU sanctions target Syrian central bank, tobacco authority
Iran, Iraq to meet in late May over joint oil fields
15 May 2012, 12:24 (GMT+05:00)
Two kidnapped Iranian pilgrims in Syria freed
15 May 2012, 12:14 (GMT+05:00)
Two Iranian pilgrims kidnapped in Syria by rebel forces there were freed Monday night and delivered to Turkish border police.
RWE analyses Nabucco West’s ability to meet Europe’s strategic goals
15 May 2012, 11:59 (GMT+05:00)

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