Tehran, YJC. Zarif says ISIS failure in Syria and its critical situations in Iraq indicate Iran’s true grit, enabling Russia to put more support behind Iran in the country’s nuclear talks.
The Nusra Front, which operates as Al-Qaeda's official wing in Syria under the command of Abu Muhammad al-Golani, has been fighting against Bashar al-Assad's regime in the three-year civil war.
Three Turkish construction workers were killed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up close to a police building in eastern Nangarhar province, a local police chief said
Turkey's biggest union geared for a massive strike on Thursday amid mounting anger over the country's worst mining accident, as the toll from the disaster rose to 282, with scores still trapped underground.
Turkish police used water canon and tear gas on Thursday to disperse hundreds of protesters who tried to defy a Labour Day ban on demonstrations on Istanbul's Taksim Square, the scene of protests that have dogged the government for months.
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Sunday with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu to begin at an early date preparatory talks for a bilateral free trade agreement, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, dogged by months of street protests and corruption claims, faces a key ballot box test when his Islamic-rooted party contests local elections Sunday.
Born in a blue-collar Istanbul neighbourhood, Recep Tayyip Erdogan became modern Turkey's most powerful prime minister but is now under fire over corruption claims and an autocratic leadership style.
Tehran, YJC. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended his government’s decision to ban Twitter, saying he was “obliged” to take whatever measure to protect national security.
Tehran, YJC. Turkish military shot down a Syrian aircraft after it violated Turkish airspace on Turkey-Syria border near Yayladağı, a district of the southern Hatay province, on Sunday.
Nowruz, literally New Day, is marked as the first day of spring and traditionally marks the first day of the Iranian New Year. The occasion dates back to around 3,000 years ago.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will pay an official visit to Turkey in the coming months, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced here on Friday.