
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that Turkey’s military operation in Syria was against “terror” groups only, rowing back on his previous comments saying it was targeting President Bashar al-Assad. “The operation’s target is not against a country or a person but against terrorist organisations only. No one should ...

Israeli new ambassador to Turkey arrived in the capital Ankara on Thursday, an Israeli embassy official said, to serve as the first official envoy since a six-year spat put diplomatic relations on ice. Eitan Naeh arrived in the morning, the official, who did not wish to be named, told AFP. ...