EU warns Turkey against ‘illegal’ Mediterranean gas exploration plans

Posted on Jan 20, 2020 in EU, Euro, Europe, European Union, Faith, Israel, Libya, oil, PLO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, War, World Headlines, Worthy News

The European Union has urged Turkey to drop plans to drill for oil and gas around Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean, saying such exploration was ‘illegal.’

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UN to vote Friday on new Syria cross-border aid resolution

Posted on Jan 10, 2020 in Germany, Iraq, Russia, Security, Syria, Turkey, Washington, World Headlines, Worthy News

Facing a Friday deadline that could halt the delivery of humanitarian aid to more than 1 million Syrians every month, the divided U.N. Security Council is set to vote on rival resolutions that would continue deliveries through border crossings to mainly rebel-held areas.

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Erdogan, Putin launch new gas line, vow Mideast diplomacy

Posted on Jan 9, 2020 in EU, Euro, Europe, Iran, PLO, putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia, Security, Trade, Turkey, Washington, World Headlines, Worthy News

The presidents of Turkey and Russia inaugurated the dual natural gas line connecting their countries Wednesday, opening up a new export path for Russian gas into Turkey and Europe and promising cooperation in trade and diplomacy.

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Erdogan seeks a “greater Turkey” through Libya conflict

Posted on Jan 8, 2020 in Africa, caliphate, Greece, Iraq, Jerusalem, Jordan, Libya, media, nato, PLO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Turkey, World Headlines, Worthy News

MPs in Turkey passed a bill approving the deployment of troops to Libya last Thursday in support of the embattled UN-backed government there, shoring up a relationship that experts say is a consolidation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s idea of a ‘greater Turkey’ resembling the Ottoman Empire.

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Turkey poised to send troops to Libya, ratcheting up tensions in E. Mediterranean

Posted on Dec 26, 2019 in Africa, Egypt, EU, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Military, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia, Turkey, War, World News, Worthy News

Turkey is preparing to send troops and advanced weapons to the embattled UN-backed Libyan government. The military muscle-flexing puts it at odds with Russia and several Arab states backing Libya’s rival government.

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Erdogan says Turkey cannot handle new migrant wave from Syria, warns Europe

Posted on Dec 23, 2019 in EU, Euro, Europe, Russia, Syria, Turkey, War, World News, Worthy News

Turkey cannot handle a fresh wave of migrants from Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, warning that European countries will feel the impact of such an influx if violence in Syria’s northwest is not stopped.

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