Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has confirmed that trilateral Russian, Turkish and Iranian negotiations on Syria won’t be delayed despite the murder of Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov. A Turkish foreign ministry official told reporters on Monday, “(The meeting) will be to understand the views […]

In a televised statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the assassination of the Russian ambassador in Ankara a clear provocation aimed at derailing the Syrian peace negotiations. “This crime is obviously a provocation aimed at hampering the normalization of Russia-Turkey relations, as well as at […]

Andrey Gennadievich Karlov was the Russian ambassador to Turkey. Only a few minutes into a public speech at the Ankara Center for Contemporary Art, Karlov was reportedly shot in the back nine times by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, a 22-year-old Turkish police officer. Karlov died of […]

AP reported that the attacker shouted “Allahu Akbar” before he fired at Karlov. He was also heard shouting in Turkish, “Don’t forget Aleppo! Don’t forget Syria!” and seen smashing some photos in the exhibition. “We are currently in contact with Turkish authorities who are assuring […]

A Turkish policeman has shot dead Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, apparently in protest at Russia’s involvement in Aleppo. The killer has been identified as Mevlut Mert Aydintas, 22, a member of the Ankara riot police. It was not clear if he had links […]

An articulated lorry has ploughed into a busy Christmas market in the heart of Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48. Germany’s Interior Minister, Thomas de Maiziere, said “many things” pointed to a deliberate attack. Police said on Twitter that the lorry driver had been […]

BENGHAZI, LIBYA —  A suicide bomber has killed eight Libyan army troops near the eastern city of Benghazi, an attack that showed the Islamic State group is still able to strike out in the North African country despite recent battlefield losses, Libyan security and health […]

Columnist Katie Hopkins has apologised to a Muslim family she accused of being extremists after they were refused entry to the US for a Disneyland trip. Mail Online, which published her claim, also paid £150,000 in libel damages to the Mahmood family. Hopkins wrongly said […]

ALISON STEWART, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: Since winning the election six weeks ago, Donald Trump has nominated most of his cabinet and picked top White House staff, all key players in shaping U.S. policy. He’ll also have Republican majorities in both Houses of Congress on […]