President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to be sworn in for his second term as head of state on Monday, taking on greater powers than any Turkish leader for decades under a new system condemned by opponents as a one-man regime. Erdogan, who has transformed Turkey in 15 years of rule ...
Syrian President Bashar Assad said on Monday that his top priority was the reconstruction of the country following years of tough war. Assad’s remarks were during a gathering with his Foreign Affairs Minister Walid Muallem and other Syrian diplomats in Damascus on Monday, the Syrian Presidency announced on its Twitter ...
