Special to WorldTribune.com Global Information System The announcement on June 24, 2012, of the election to the Egyptian presidency of the pro-Muslim Brothers (Ikhwan al-Muslimin) Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) (Hizb al-Hurriya wa al-’Adala) candidate Mohammed Mursi, began to hint at the impact of the United States’ effective withdrawal in the past three years from […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Syria, in a move that could escalate a brewing conflict, has shot down a Turkish warplane. Officials said the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has acknowledged that his military shot down a Turkish Air Force F-4 fighter-jet on June 22. The officials said Assad told Turkish Prime Minister Recep […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — South Korea has been playing a major role in projects for Turkey’s military. Industry sources said South Korea has been engaged in more than $2 billion worth of projects for Turkey’s military. The sources said the East Asian state was selected by the Turkish Defense Ministry for Seoul’s willingness to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has threatened to sanction companies that participate in energy exploration or development for the Republic of Cyprus. Officials said the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan would ban any foreign company that helps the offshore energy exploration project of the Republic of Cyprus. Turkey has warned that it […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey’s military has been ordered to stop Israeli operations around Cyprus. Western diplomats said the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has ordered the General Staff to prevent any incursions of Israel Air Force or Navy platforms around Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. The diplomats said Erdogan issued the order […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, despite U.S. pressure, has remained cautious over the Joint Strike Fighter project. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has rebuffed U.S. appeals to submit a major order of the F-35 fighter-jet. They said the government would remain with the decision by Turkey’s Defense Industry Executive Board […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — China and Turkey have signed two nuclear cooperation agreements. The two countries signed the agreements during a ceremony in Beijing on April 9 headed by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. Officials said the accords would intensify nuclear cooperation, particularly in the area of research and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — President Bashar Assad has ordered military operations along the borders of Lebanon and Turkey. Opposition sources said Assad has approved assaults by the Syrian Army on targets along the borders of Lebanon and Turkey. They said elite forces were firing toward suspected rebels inside Lebanon and Turkey in broad daylight […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Gregory Copley, Global Information System Global security concerns continued, in early April 2012, to be geared around the possibility of armed conflict between Iran and Israel, an issue hedged by a range of other conflicts and issues. The actual prospect of such a conflict, however, remained extremely low, for a variety of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey and the United States have agreed to establish a buffer zone along northern Syria. Officials said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed that Ankara would launch a buffer zone along its southeastern border with Syria. They said the buffer zone, located along the 911-kilometer […]