Tunisia's parliament

Erdoğan receives head of European Council

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Jan. 11 received Charles Michel, head of the EU Council in Istanbul, according to diplomatic sources.

The closed-door meeting between Erdoğan and Michel was held at the Dolmabahçe Palace and lasted for nearly two hours.

Michel's visit marked the first visit to Turkey of the EU's new management since taking office last fall.

At least 21 dead in Tunisia attack on leading museum

At least 21 people were killed when militants attacked Tunisia's Bardo museum in the capital Tunis, Prime Minister Habib Essid said on March 18.

The death toll includes 17 foreign tourists from Poland, Italy, Germany and Spain, as well as two gunmen, a Tunisian security officer and a Tunisian cleaning woman.

Essid said two or three of the attackers remained at large.