Plane skids off Istanbul runway and breaks apart; three killed, dozens injured
A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday, killing three people and injuring dozens more. Passengers had to scramble through the split fuselage to escape. The aircraft, operated by low-cost carrier ...
Carlos Ghosn met Lebanese president after fleeing Japan, sources say
Fugitive former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn met Lebanon's president after his escape from Japan, where he was smuggled out of house arrest by a private security company, two sources close to Ghosn said on Wednesday. One of the sources said Ghosn was greeted warmly by ...
Turkey slams 'scandalous' Saudi verdict on Jamal Khashoggi slaying
Turkey lashed out on Monday at a Saudi court's "scandalous" verdict over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying those responsible for the murder had been granted immunity. Five people were sentenced to death and others were handed jail terms but two top figures ...
Istanbul gives Syrian refugees month to return to Turkish provinces in which they are registered
Authorities in Istanbul set a four-week deadline on Monday for Syrians living without approval in Turkey's largest city to return to provinces where they are registered or face forced removal to those regions. It was not immediately clear how many people could be affected by ...
Official Saudi probe dodges who ordered Jamal Khashoggi murder, says U.N. expert
An official Saudi Arabian investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents failed to examine who may have ordered the killing and ignored key suspects, a U.N. special rapporteur said on Wednesday. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a key adviser, and ...
Beginning of the end? Turkey's opposition deals blow to Erdogan with Istanbul mayoral win
Turkey's opposition has dealt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a rerun of its mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his policies. Ekrem Imamoglu of the Republican People's Party ...
Refugee Afghan entrepreneurs building successful businesses in Turkey
When Afghan businessman Haji Yakup Burhan fled the violence of his home country 30 years ago, he brought with him his family — and all his money. He headed to Saudi Arabia, where he opened a restaurant but, as refugees, his children had difficulty getting ...
The spiritual head of Orthodox Christians worldwide formally granted independence to the Ukrainian church on Saturday, marking a historic split from Russia which Ukrainian leaders see as vital to the country's security. The decree, granting "autocephaly," was signed by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at a service ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday that he met Saudi Arabia's foreign minister and called for a transparent investigation into the killing earlier this month of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Washington Post columnist Khashoggi's murder inside the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul has escalated into ...
'Khashoggi's friends' hold vigil outside Saudi Consulate in Istanbul
Dozens of people gathered outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Thursday in a vigil to demand "full justice" for journalist Jamal Khashoggi, killed after entering the building three weeks ago. Several carried cardboard images of his face and signs reading "Khashoggi's friends." One, his ...
Erdogan: Saudis must punish those behind Jamal Khashoggi's 'planned' slaying, no matter how high up
Turkey's president on Tuesday dismissed Saudi Arabia's efforts to blame the killing of a prominent journalist on rogue operatives, calling it a planned, "savage killing," and demanded Riyadh punish those responsible, no matter how highly placed. But Recep Tayyip Erdogan stopped short of mentioning Crown ...
Trump says Saudis staged worst cover-up 'in history of cover-ups' in Jamal Khashoggi murder
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Saudi authorities staged the "worst cover-up ever" in the killing of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi this month. Asked by a reporter in the White House Oval Office how the Khashoggi killing could have happened, Trump said: "They ...
