safety in the East

Turkey conducts counter-terrorist operation in Iraq

Turkey conducts counter-terrorist operation in Iraq

According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, an operation was carried out against Kurdish militants in the north of Iraq on New Year’s Day. It is clarified that in the Qandil region, an airstrike was inflicted on the deployment …

Saudi Arabia joins US-led maritime coalition

Saudi Arabia joins US-led maritime coalition

Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it joined a U.S.-led coalition to secure the Mideast’s waterways amid threats from Iran after an attack targeting its crucial oil industry, The Globe and Mail reports. The kingdom’s decision to …

Moscow and Cairo agree on safety of civil aircraft

Moscow and Cairo agree on safety of civil aircraft

Russian Transport Minister, Maxim Sokolov, announced today that the document on the Russian-Egyptian security cooperation on the civil aircraft was finalized. "The Egyptian side simply did not specify the date, place and time for …

Bag exploded in the center of Istanbul

Bag exploded in the center of Istanbul

Today in the center of Istanbul Turkish sappers blew up an abandoned bag. Passers-by found the bag at one of the city's tourist attractions, Taksim Square, and reported it to the police, after which part of the square was cordoned off and the …