Search results for "erdogan"
-
Erdogan controls Turkey after failed coup and chaos
Turkey was still reeling from chaos of a thwarted military coup and violence, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared in public to calm his bewildered nation Saturday morning. The overnight dramatic event plunged the NATO and...Jul 16, 2016 887 0 -
Pakistani-American journalist Amna Nawaz to co-moderate Democratic presidential debate
Pakistan-American Amna Nawaz, who is working as senior Public Broadcasting Service National Correspondent, will co-moderate December 19 Democratic presidential primary debate along with three other seasoned journalists. Amna Nawaz is the first ever South Asian to...Dec 5, 2019 2348 0 -
Pakistan, Malaysia, Turkey to jointly launch English TV channel to confront Islamophobia – Imran Khan
Pakistan, Malaysia and Turkey will jointly launch an English language TV channel to confront Islamophobia and set the record straight on misperceptions about the religion, Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed Wednesday. The channel will have a...Sep 25, 2019 860 0 -
CIA assesses Saudi Crown Prince ordered Khashoggi’s killing
After examining multiple sources of intelligence, the CIA has reached the conclusion that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, two major American newspapers reported Friday....Nov 17, 2018 685 0 -
Jamal Khashoggi and the quest for democracy in the Middle East
Nearly three weeks after Jamal Khashoggi went missing in Saudi consulate in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan posed a string of questions to Riyadh as he confirmed the killing of the journalist and demanded that suspects...Oct 23, 2018 915 0 -
Turkey ends state of emergency but democratic freedoms still face challenges
Photo: A 2007 Protect Your Republic Day Protest, Credit: Selahattin Sonmez, edited by Dsmurat / Wikimedia Commons Turkey has lifted the two-year-old state of emergency under which Ankara fired thousands of people from government jobs, jailed...Jul 21, 2018 748 0 -
A Rohingya scholar recalls Jinnah’s affinity for the community
The Rohingya cause is lost, lamented Dr. Wakar Uddin’s father on learning of Mr. Jinnah’s death in 1948. Along with a Rohingya delegation, he had met Mr. Jinnah, the Quaid-i-Azam, twice in Dacca before independence. They...Sep 16, 2017 1861 0 -
Pakistan expands regional connections; brings together Iran and Turkey
Pakistan this week brought together 10 Central Asian neighbors in a trade grouping in a sign of its growing importance in the resource-rich region. Heads of state and government, and senior officials of 10-member Economic Cooperation...Mar 3, 2017 1472 0 -
Biden to visit Turkey amid growing regional challenges
Vice President Joseph Biden will visit Ankara on Wednesday to “reaffirm our commitment to work together with Turkey, our valued NATO Ally and partner, to confront the scourge of terrorism,” the White House said Sunday. Biden’s...Aug 21, 2016 828 0 -
Trump for new America First policy; wants change in US commitment to NATO
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has said he wants to fix America’s problems before he tackles the issues facing other countries, and suggested stipulating conditions to the U.S. fulfilling its commitment to NATO allies. The...Jul 21, 2016 708 0