Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened military action against Israel. He is suggesting a possible intervention in Palestine similar to Turkiye’s past involvement in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. Erdogan’s remarks reference Turkiye’s previous military engagements, including its 2020 intervention in Libya and its support for Azerb...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Azerbaijan has announced that the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Karabakh has completed its withdrawal from the region. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a statement that the contingent’s personnel, weapons and equipment have all left the country. In April, Russia announced that it had begun the process o...
Yerevan, Armenia — AFP Armenia has returned to Azerbaijan four border villages it seized decades ago in a key step toward normalizing ties between the rivals, the countries have confirmed. The move marks an important breakthrough towards reaching a comprehensive peace agreement after years of fruitless talks mediated by Russia and Wester...
MOSCOW (AA) – An unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh statelet will cease to exist by January 1, according to a decree signed by its titular head, Samvel Shahramanyan. The Armenian population of the Karabakh region should consider the conditions of reintegration proposed by Azerbaijan and independently decide on the possibility of staying, said...
Baku, Azerbaijan – AFP Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has promised that the rights of ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region would be protected after Baku’s victory over the rebel enclave. “Despite what happened five days ago, we began sending humanitarian aid to Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region. Fuel, foodst...
ANKARA (AA) – The successful completion of Azerbaijan’s recent victory in Karabakh inspires pride, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “It is a matter of pride that the operation was successfully completed in a short period of time, with utmost sensitivity to the rights of civilians,” Erdogan told a joint n...
