Islamic states

The crisis deepens the despair in the “warehouse of souls” of Greece says Observer in article which describes the living conditions of hundreds of immigrants and refugees who are trapped in Greece and especially at Victoria Square, in the center of Athens.

A delegation from Saudi Arabia was expected to arrive at ?ncirlik air base in Turkey's south on Feb. 24 in order to conduct preliminary research for four F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets it will send in support of the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) coalition. 

The global transfer of major arms has risen in recent years, with the United States increasing its dominance of the trade while the flow of weaponry to Africa, Asia and the Middle East has increased, a new study published Feb. 22 showed.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and some European allies want ground troops deployed in Syria but there is no consensus in the coalition and a strategy for such an operation has not been seriously debated, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu said. 

Russia and Saudi Arabia, the world’s two largest crude producers, agreed to freeze output and fix production at January levels after talks held in Doha, Qatar.

Obviously, long-time U.S. allies Turkey and Saudi Arabia are extremely unhappy with the U.S.'s policy change over Syria in particular and the Middle East in general. Both countries long refused to face reality and did everything to hinder the new U.S. (and indeed Western) policy that prioritized the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) over regime change in Syria.

Saudi Arabia is sending planes to the ?ncirlik Air Base in the southern Turkish province of Adana, where jets from the U.S.-led anti-ISIL coalition are already based, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has stated, amid reports on Feb. 14 that the jets have already arrived.

Turkish military sources have denied the arrival of Saudi warplanes at Turkey's ?ncirlik air base in the southeastern province of Adana to carry out missions against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Feb.14.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia could launch a ground operation against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria, while Riyadh is also sending war planes to a Turkish base to fight the extremist group, the Turkish foreign minister has said.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia will hold joint military drills as part of a decision to strategically cooperate against common threats, sources have told daily Hürriyet.