Egyptians were voting Wednesday on the third day of a presidential election guaranteed to give a second term to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, leaving turnout as the only contest. Voters trickled into polling stations, even as authorities encouraged them to show up in high numbers. The country’s election authority warned it ...
Turkish military is establishing a new military base in a high-altitude area of the southeastern province of Hakkari as part of ‘counter-terrorism’ operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), security sources stated on March 28. The military base is being established by Turkish forces at Mt. Balkaya, at an ...