Special to WorldTribune.com Morocco’s Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) dominated elections in the country’s largest cities on Sept. 4, expanding its power four years after running on a platform of major fiscal reform. The PJD came to power in 2011 in the wake of “Arab Spring” protests which forced King Mohammed VI to devolve […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, fresh from the election of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has resumed its purge of police linked to the opposition. Officials said nearly 40 police officers were arrested on Sept. 1 and charged with espionage as well as plotting to overthrow the Erdogan government. The officials said the officers included […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, the biggest NATO supporter of Hamas, has overseen a backlash that threatens its ancient Jewish community as well as tens of thousands of Israeli tourists. Islamists linked to Turkey’s ruling party have attacked the Israeli consulate in Istanbul in protest of the war in the Gaza Strip. Others have […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has determined that the Syrian military was deploying a range of Russian-origin air defense systems along its border. The Turkish military said the Syrian military was using at least three surface-to-air missile systems to track the Turkish Air Force. The military identified the systems as the SA-2, SA-5, SA-11 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — The opposition, on the eve of elections, has warned of a Turkish invasion of Syria. The opposition has charged that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has already banned Twitter, could order military operations in Syria on the eve of municipal elections on March 30. Opposition leaders said an […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, amid renewed unrest, has been debating legislation that would enable the intelligence community to access bank accounts and other personal information. The government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has introduced a bill that would enable the National Intelligence Organization to spy on Turkish civilians. The parliamentary opposition asserted that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has intensified his crackdown on the opposition in Turkey over investigations of his own family members. Over the last week, Erdogan has targeted numerous government departments deemed hostile to the interests of his family. The prime minister, whose government was under investigation for corruption, ordered the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has targeted an Al Qaida-linked charity supported by the ruling Justice and Development Party. On Jan. 14, Turkish security forces raided offices and homes aligned to the Humanitarian Relief Foundation, the largest non-governmental organization in the country. The raid, which netted 23 suspects, was depicted as an unauthorized operation, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Morocco’s King Mohammed has restored direct control over his Cabinet, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy determined that Mohammed removed Islamists and returned his supporters in the new Cabinet. In a report, the institute asserted that the Oct. 10 Cabinet reshuffle represented the king’s intent to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has issued a warning to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan over what was termed his anti-Semitism. At least 46 members of the House of Representatives signed a letter to Turkish President Abdullah Gul that complained about Erdogan’s anti-Jewish stance. The U.S. representatives asserted that Erdogan was increasingly accusing Jews […]