US Senator: Turkey Seeks to 'Absorb' Northern Syria

A Republican Senator in the United States warned that the Turkish government is seeking “to absorb Northern Syria into the greater Turkey,” as the Syrian neighbor desperately wants to take the possession of Syrian water and oil resources.

Egyptian properties on Greek islands: The full story of Egyptian state property on the Greek island of Thassos

 An official Egyptian delegation arrived in Athens on 2 October for a meeting with Greek officials for preliminary talks on a water demarcation agreement between Egypt and Greece.

Ambassador says Turkey tries to create "incubator" for terrorists in Syria

Turkey is trying to clear Syria’s north from Christians and create favorable conditions for establishment of an "incubator" there for terrorist organizations, Syrian Ambassador Riyad Haddad said in the lower house of Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, on Thursday.

Only one MP voted against : German parliament passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide in Ottoman Empire

Germany’s Bundestag has adopted a resolution calling mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire genocide despite Turkey’s protests.

Germany's Steinmeier shows concern on ‘genocide’ bill

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed reservations Tuesday about a controversial parliamentary motion calling the mass deportation of Armenians in 1915 a “genocide”.

Zakharova reminded the Turkish authorities about the fate of the Ottoman Empire

The Turkish authorities dream to revive the Ottoman Empire, but forget about her fate. This opinion was expressed by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova in an interview with Izvestia published Wednesday, may 4.

Passive Aggressive: US 'Allowed' Turkey to Shoot Down Russian Su-24

The US did not give a direct order to down the Russian bomber in Syrian airspace, it just gave a hint, and promised to cover up for Turkey, according to political analyst Mikhail Smolin.

President Assad: We Are Fighting a War, Not a Battle

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that Damascus is fighting a war, not a battle, noting that the war is a series of many battles.

Obama Administration Vague on Genocide Recognition

WASHINGTON (RFE/RL)—The White House has declined to clarify whether U.S. President Barack Obama will use the word “genocide” in his upcoming annual statement on the 1915 mass killings and deportations of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey.

European Parliament Adopts Bill Urging Turkey to Recognize Genocide. Turkey’s Permanent Delegation to the EU immediately responded...

During its plenary session on Wednesday the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.

Turkey wants Pope to admit his remarks on Armenian Genocide were wrong

The remarks of Pope Francis on the Armenian Genocide are unacceptable for a religious leader, speaker of the Grand National Assembly (parliament) of Turkey Cemil Cicek told TASS on Wednesday.

European Parliament set to vote on "genocide" claims

The European Parliament is set to discuss and vote on a resolution April 15 on the claims of genocide about the mass killings of Armenians at the hands of Ottomans a century ago, turning up the heat on the debates before a ceremony in Armenia on April 24.

Syria says Turkish incursion ‘flagrant aggression’

Turkey informed the Syrian Consulate in Istanbul about a military operation to evacuate its military personnel protecting the Tomb of Süleyman Şah in northern Syria, but Ankara did not await permission from Damascus, the Syrian government said Feb. 22.

The Syrian government has described the incursion as "flagrant aggression," holding Turkey responsible for the "repercussions of this aggression."

Turkey launches rescue operation inside Syria (The Süleyman Shah Tomb)

Turkish soldiers guarding the tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria have been successfully evacuated to Turkey in a military operation overnight, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu said the remains of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, would be moved to a different area of Syria which has been brought under Turkish military control.

Obama terms events of 1915 "Meds Yeghern" (Great Calamity)

WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. President Barack Obama described events of 1915 involving Armenians within the Ottoman Empire as “Meds Yeghern,” an Armenian term meaning “great calamity” in a statement released on Thursday.
In using the term, Obama again refrained, as he did last year, from describing the events as “genocide,” which he did during his first presidential campaign.