• $1 billion contribution secures permanent seat on Trump's 'Board of Peace'

    $1 billion contribution secures permanent seat on Trump's 'Board of Peace'

    Jan 19, 2026 07:41 PM EST

    ... deputy national security adviser Robert Gabriel, along with an Israeli business owner, billionaire Yakir Gabay. Members also include representatives of ceasefire monitors Qatar, Egypt and Turkey. Turkey has a strained relationship with Israel but good relations with Hamas and could play an important role in persuading the group to yield ...

  • Trump's Board of Peace has asked the EU, Russia, Belarus and Thailand to join Gaza peace plan initiative

    Trump's Board of Peace has asked the EU, Russia, Belarus and Thailand to join Gaza peace plan initiative

    Jan 19, 2026 04:14 PM EST

    Netanyahu's office earlier said the formation of an executive board that will work to carry out the vision of the Board of Peace wasn’t coordinated with the Israeli government and “is contrary to its policy” without clarifying its objections. Turkey, a key regional rival, is among those invited ...

  • More countries confirm invites to Trump's Board of Peace for rebuilding Gaza

    More countries confirm invites to Trump's Board of Peace for rebuilding Gaza

    Jan 18, 2026 04:35 PM EST

    ... deputy national security adviser Robert Gabriel, along with an Israeli business owner, billionaire Yakir Gabay. Members also include representatives of ceasefire monitors Qatar, Egypt and Turkey. Turkey has a strained relationship with Israel but good relations with Hamas and could play an important role in persuading the group to yield ...

  • Prayer leader in Iran and the faithful call for executions over protests, a red line for Trump

    Prayer leader in Iran and the faithful call for executions over protests, a red line for Trump

    Jan 16, 2026 03:41 PM EST

    ... s brutal crackdown, activist says Amid the continuing internet shutdown, some Iranians crossed borders to communicate with the outside world. At a border crossing in Turkey’s eastern province of Van, a trickle of Iranians crossing on Friday said they were traveling to get around the communications blackout. “I will ...

  • U.S. envoy says Gaza is entering second phase of ceasefire plan

    U.S. envoy says Gaza is entering second phase of ceasefire plan

    Jan 14, 2026 09:44 PM EST

    ... Palestinian administration that would govern Gaza. The White House did not immediately offer any more information, either. The other mediators of the ceasefire deal — Egypt, Turkey and Qatar — welcomed the establishment of the Palestinian technocratic committee and said it would be led by Ali Shaath, a former deputy minister in ...

  • Trump labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations

    Trump labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations

    Jan 13, 2026 07:35 PM EST

    ... be pleased with the designation. “For other governments where the brotherhood is tolerated, it would be a thorn in bilateral relations,” including in Qatar and Turkey, he said. While the Turkish ruling party has been associated with members of the Muslim Brotherhood in the past, the government of Qatar has ...

  • Iran protest death toll spikes to at least 2,000, activists say

    Iran protest death toll spikes to at least 2,000, activists say

    Jan 13, 2026 05:05 PM EST

    ... believes exacting tariffs can be a useful tool in prodding friends and foes on the global stage to bend to his will. Brazil, China, Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates are among economies that do business with Tehran. Trump said Sunday that his administration was in talks to set ...

  • What to know about how NATO works as Trump threatens to take over Greenland

    What to know about how NATO works as Trump threatens to take over Greenland

    Jan 12, 2026 11:24 PM EST

    ... of the world’s biggest security alliance. Tensions have routinely spiked among some of NATO’s members over the decades, notably between neighbors Greece and Turkey. But it would set a dangerous precedent should its most powerful country, the United States, annex the territory of another ally. “One way or ...

  • Iran trade partners will face 25% tariffs from U.S., Trump says

    Iran trade partners will face 25% tariffs from U.S., Trump says

    Jan 12, 2026 11:04 PM EST

    ... who believes exacting tariffs can be a useful tool in prodding friends and foes on the global stage to bend to his will. Brazil, China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Russia are among economies that do business with Tehran. The White House declined to offer further comment about the ...

  • Why the Federal Reserve's independence from the White House matters

    Why the Federal Reserve's independence from the White House matters

    Jan 12, 2026 07:02 PM EST

    ... And if investors worry that inflation will stay high, they will demand higher yields on government bonds, pushing up borrowing costs across the economy. In Turkey, for example, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan forced the central bank to keep interest rates low in the early 2020s, even as inflation spiked to ...