Category: West Asia
Iran Becomes 3rd Major Oil Supplier to India
Iran stands the third major supplier of oil to India after Saudi Arabia and Iraq for exporting more than 500,000bpd crude to the country. Based on the statistics available, India […]
India and Pakistan Could Join SCO In 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the possibility that India and Pakistan could join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2017. Speaking at the SCO summit in Tashkent on June […]
Turkey may hold referendum to decide on fate of EU membership
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday slammed the European Union for failing to fulfill its end of the bargain regarding the EU-Turkey readmission deal, saying that Turkey may also […]
Turkish PM: Anti-PKK operations over, time for reconstruction
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has declared the end of military operations in Turkey’s southeast and said the government is entering a “second phase” by launching a massive campaign for the […]
Turkey rejects claims of border killings
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday denied claims that Turkish security forces killed Syrian civilians attempting to cross the border, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic […]
SCO expected to embrace new members in upcoming Tashkent summit
By Zhao Cheng from People’s Daily The heads of state from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries are expected to take India and Pakistan to the next stage in a […]
Eurasian Union to hold expert talks with Iran
Member-countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will hold expert-level talks on creating a free trade zone (FTZ) with Iran at the end of June, Russia’s First Deputy Economic Development […]
“Turkey seeks reconciliation with Russia”
Turkey, which bears primary responsibility for the tension, was expected to be the first to seek to settle disagreements – and it has been doing so for several months, expert […]
Turkish army destroys ISIS targets in Syria’s north
Turkish army howitzers have destroyed six ISIS targets in northern Syria, military sources said Sunday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to […]
India to join Shanghai Cooperation Organisation within a year
India is to attain full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) within a year, Secretary General of the six-member political, economic and military alliance led by China and Russia […]