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Türkiye has deployed six F-16 fighter jets and air defense systems to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to bolster security amid escalating regional tensions, the National Defense Ministry announced Monday. The move follows recent Greek F-16V deployments to Greek Cyprus and comes as US-Israeli attacks on Iran continue.Bahraini authorities have confirmed that an Iranian attack targeted a facility near Salman Port in Manama, sparking a fire at the site as civil defense teams work to contain the blaze. Warning sirens activated across several areas prompted officials to urge citizens and residents toward safe locations amid escalating Iranian strikes on Gulf countries hosting US military assets.Bahraini authorities have confirmed that an Iranian attack targeted a facility near Salman Port in Manama, sparking a fire at the site as civil defense teams work to contain the blaze. Warning sirens activated across several areas prompted officials to urge citizens and residents toward safe locations amid escalating Iranian strikes on Gulf countries hosting US military assets.More than 4,000 civilian buildings in Iran have been damaged or destroyed since the US-Israeli offensive began Feb. 28, the Iranian Red Crescent reported Friday. Head of the organization Pir-Hossein Kolivand stated that 3,646 homes and civilian facilities have been targeted, while 528 commercial units were completely destroyed, with three hospitals forced out of service.Türkiye warned Thursday it reserves the right to respond to hostile actions after a ballistic munition fired from Iran was detected heading toward Turkish airspace. NATO air and missile defense units intercepted the projectile in the Eastern Mediterranean, as Ankara closely monitors the expanding regional conflict.

Türkiye has deployed six F-16 fighter jets and air defense systems to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to bolster security amid escalating regional tensions, the National Defense Ministry announced Monday. The move follows recent Greek F-16V deployments to Greek Cyprus and comes as US-Israeli attacks on Iran continue.Bahraini authorities have confirmed that an Iranian attack targeted a facility near Salman Port in Manama, sparking a fire at the site as civil defense teams work to contain the blaze. Warning sirens activated across several areas prompted officials to urge citizens and residents toward safe locations amid escalating Iranian strikes on Gulf countries hosting US military assets.Bahraini authorities have confirmed that an Iranian attack targeted a facility near Salman Port in Manama, sparking a fire at the site as civil defense teams work to contain the blaze. Warning sirens activated across several areas prompted officials to urge citizens and residents toward safe locations amid escalating Iranian strikes on Gulf countries hosting US military assets.More than 4,000 civilian buildings in Iran have been damaged or destroyed since the US-Israeli offensive began Feb. 28, the Iranian Red Crescent reported Friday. Head of the organization Pir-Hossein Kolivand stated that 3,646 homes and civilian facilities have been targeted, while 528 commercial units were completely destroyed, with three hospitals forced out of service.Türkiye warned Thursday it reserves the right to respond to hostile actions after a ballistic munition fired from Iran was detected heading toward Turkish airspace. NATO air and missile defense units intercepted the projectile in the Eastern Mediterranean, as Ankara closely monitors the expanding regional conflict.

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EU should engage more with Turkey, Russia: Macron

Ersin Çelik

09:07, 31/08/2018, Friday

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EU should engage more with Turkey, Russia: Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron

French president calls for strategic partnerships with the two countries in response to global security challenges

The European Union should pursue ‘strategic partnerships’ with Turkey and Russia in taking responsibility for its own defense and reducing its reliance on the U.S., French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday.

Speaking at a joint press conference in Helsinki alongside Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Macron said "our interest with Turkey as well as with Russia is to have a strategic partnership which enables to stabilize the relationship with the European Union in the long term".

The French leader added that "we must bring up to date our relationship with Russia further to the end of the Cold War," saying old habits have led "to mistakes or misunderstanding in the last two decades".

"I think that on matters like cybersecurity, defense, strategic relationships, we could envisage the outlines of a new relationship between Russia and the EU which is coherent with the direction Europe is headed in," Macron said.

"Stability in the whole region is in our interest."

Titles :France Emmanuel Macron Russia Turkey

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