Turkey

  • Apr 16, 2012
  • 6 min read

Turkey makes some waves with Somalia intervention

Turkey's presence in Somalia has become more prominent since August 2011, when Turkish Prime...

Somalia
  • Apr 12, 2012
  • 2 min read

Withdrawal key to Syrian ceasefire implementation

The ceasefire which came into effect at 0300 GMT today under UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's...

Syria
  • Apr 11, 2012
  • 2 min read

Damascus likely to temporise on ceasefire demand

UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan today said he had "received Syrian government assurances"...

Syria
  • Apr 10, 2012
  • 7 min read

Islamists in North Africa will be pragmatic on economy

Several Islamist candidates are standing in next month's Egyptian presidential election. Islamist...

North Africa
  • Apr 5, 2012
  • 2 min read

Turkey's new investment package will boost confidence

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has today announced details of a long-awaited package of...

Turkey
  • Apr 4, 2012
  • 7 min read

Religious agenda complicates Turkish education reform

President Abdullah Gul is about to sign into law a controversial new Education Bill. The bill,...

Turkey
  • Apr 2, 2012
  • 7 min read

Sectarian tensions disrupt Iraq's regional ambitions

Fugitive Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi yesterday left the Kurdish region of northern Iraq on a...

Iraq
  • Apr 2, 2012
  • 2 min read

Falling growth could jeopardise Turkey's 2012 target

GDP growth came in at 8.5% in 2011, on top of 9.2% in 2010, the Turkish Statistics Institute...

Turkey