3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (742+ words) ANKARA – Turkey will soon begin drilling a challenging oil-targeted well in the western Black Sea, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday. “We will soon begin drilling an oil-targeted well in the western Black Sea. It will be a difficult…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (753+ words) JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to consolidate Israel’s fractious right-wing parties ahead of a Tuesday deadline in order to avoid an election loss forecast by opinion polls. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is seeking a record seventh term…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (718+ words) KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait has created a new long-term residency route for people who have lost their Kuwaiti citizenship, allowing eligible individuals to obtain permits lasting up to 10 years while keeping citizenship and residency as separate legal matters. The measure, issued…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (714+ words) WASHINGTON - The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a small Turkish investment bank and two subsidiaries on Friday as part of the Trump administration's campaign to increase economic pressure on Iran, the department said. The Treasury said it designated Istanbul-based…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (281+ words) ISTANBUL – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday a mechanism is needed to permanently ensure the safety of commercial maritime transport in the Black Sea before a grain crisis escalates. Earlier this week, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Turkey…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (471+ words) JERUSALEM – Israel’s new government will need to find a solution that will allow Israeli banks to continue working with their Palestinian counterparts after a deal was reached to continue services until the end of 2026, a senior Bank of Israel official…...