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Greece to deport migrants who crossed border after March 1: report

Greece will transfer migrants who arrived in its territory illegally after March 1 to the northern city of Serres and plans to deport them to their...

Germany to allocate €32 million for deterring refugee traffickers in Turkey: report

The disbursement of 32 million euros to Turkey for aid in efforts to deter refugee traffickers was being decided on Wednesday by the German parliament’s budget...

Singapore grounds Turkish Airlines plane due to coronavirus-infected passenger

Singapore’s transport ministry grounded a Turkish Airlines aircraft overnight that had been due to depart from Changi Airport late on Wednesday after one of the passengers...

Turkey remains ‘not free’ according to Freedom House annual report

Turkey remains in the “not free” category in the “Freedom in the World 2020” report published by the Washington-based Freedom House on Wednesday. Freedom House kept Turkey in...

Merkel favors safe zones in northern Syria amid Turkish-Russian standoff: report

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told fellow conservative lawmakers that she is in favor of setting up safety zones in northern Syria where Turkey is in...

EU pledges to help Greece with millions of euros amid migrant influx: report

EU chiefs on Tuesday pledged millions of euros of financial assistance to Greece to help tackle the migration surge from neighboring Turkey, warning those wishing to...

Greek police fire tear gas to disperse migrants gathering at Turkish border

Greek riot police and troops fired tear gas early on Wednesday at hundreds of migrants as they made another attempt to cross the border from Turkey...

Moscow says rebel positions in Syria’s Idlib have merged with Turkish posts: report

Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that fortified rebel positions in Syria’s Idlib province had merged with Turkish observation posts and that artillery attacks on...

Turkey says 2 more soldiers killed in Syrian regime attack in Idlib: report

Turkey said that two more of its soldiers were killed Wednesday in a Syrian government attack in northwestern Syria, as steady clashes between the two national...

EU ambassadors express outrage during meeting at Erdoğan’s migrant ‘blackmail’: report

European Union ambassadors voiced outrage at a meeting this week over what they see as an attempt by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "blackmail" the...

Cyprus fears migrant influx after Turkey opens border gates: report

The Cypriot president said Tuesday Cyprus fears an influx of migrants after Ankara allowed refugees to leave for European countries and people massed on the Turkish-Greek...

US willing to provide military equipment to Turkey in Idlib campaign: official

The United States is willing to provide equipment to Turkey in Syria’s war-torn Idlib region, James Jeffrey, the US special envoy for the region, said on...

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