PKK disarmament to boost peace with Kurds: Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that peace efforts with Kurds would gain momentum after PKK militants begin laying down their weapons.
Middle East
9 dead in Egypt road crash
Nine people were killed and 11 injured in northern Egypt on Saturday when two minibuses collided on a busy highway in the Nile Delta, the health ministry said.
Third dead as Turkey wildfires brought under control
A forestry worker injured in a wildfire in the western Turkish province of Izmir died of his injuries, raising the toll to three, a minister said Saturday, as the blaze at Odemis was brought under control.
Israeli strikes kill 1 in south Lebanon
Lebanon said one person was killed and six wounded on Saturday in a series of Israeli strikes in the south despite a ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hezbollah.
Hamas holding consultations on truce proposal
Hamas said Friday it was holding consultations with other Palestinian movements on a truce proposal in the war with Israel, in a possible sign that it was preparing for negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Iran announces opening of its airspace after war
Iran announced Thursday that it has reopened its airspace, including over Tehran, after closing it on June 13 due to the war with Israel, according to state media.
Heavy snow hits Turkey鈥檚 northeast as southwest burns
A rare blanket of heavy snow fell on parts of northeastern Turkey on Friday as the rest of the country sweltered in searing summer heat with firefighters battling wildfires, local media reported.
UN expert says firms 鈥榩rofiting鈥� from 鈥榞enocide鈥� of Palestinians
UN rights expert Francesca Albanese on Thursday denounced companies she said 鈥榩rofited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid, and now genocide鈥�, in a report that provoked a furious response from Israel.
Syria to work with US to return to 1974 deal with Israel
Syria said on Friday it was willing to cooperate with the United States to reimplement the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel, which created a UN-patrolled buffer zone separating the two countries鈥� forces.
Over 500 killed around GHF aid distributions in Gaza, says UN
More than 500 people have been killed in the vicinity of the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation鈥檚 sites since late May, the United Nations said Friday.
Israeli forces kill 69 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 69 people on Thursday, including 15 in a strike on a school sheltering Palestinians displaced by the war nearing its 22nd month...
UN report lists companies complicit in Israel鈥檚 鈥榞enocide鈥�
The United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has released a report on corporations aiding Israel in carrying out its genocidal war on Gaza and displacing Palestinians, in breach of international law, reports Aljazeera...
Hamas discusses proposals after Trump Gaza ceasefire push
Palestinian group Hamas said on Wednesday it was discussing proposals for a Gaza ceasefire received from mediators, after US president Donald Trump said Israel backed a 60-day ceasefire in the war-ravaged territory...
Gaza war lucrative for many: UN report
Israel鈥檚 war on Gaza continues because it is lucrative for many big corporations, according to a new report released by聽 United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights, Francesca Albanese, in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Francesca Albanese, reports Al Jazeera.
Iran suspends cooperation with IAEA
Iran formally suspended its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday, in the wake of unprecedented Israeli and US strikes on the Islamic republic鈥檚 nuclear sites.
