Efforts to lift Gaza blockade ongoing: Erdogan

In an interview with Israel’s Channel 2, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said efforts still remained underway to see Israel’s decade-long blockade on the Gaza Strip lifted.

Israel reportedly appoints first ambassador to Ankara in years

Israel has appointed Eitan Na'eh, formerly ambassador to Azerbaijan, as its first ambassador to Turkey since a breakdown in relations since 2010, according to the Ynet news site.

Cairo declines to respond to Erdogan saying thaw with Egypt would be 'unethical'

Egypt has declined to respond to recent remarks by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan where he said a normalisation of ties with Cairo at present would be "unethical."

Obama nominates first US Ambassador to Cuba

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated Jeffrey DeLaurentis as the first U.S. Ambassador to Cuba in over 50 years.

Lavrov: Turquía muestra ya flexibilidad hacia Assad

Turquía empieza a entender el peligro que representa el terrorismo sirio para su país y asume una postura más flexible, en particular, respecto al presidente de Siria, Bashar Asad, afirmó el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia, Serguéi Lavrov.

Aterriza en Cuba el primer vuelo regular desde EEUU en más de 50 años

El primer vuelo comercial directo entre Estados Unidos y Cuba aterrizó este miércoles en la ciudad de Santa Clara, en el centro de la isla, después de más de medio siglo de restricciones y encarnando un paso más en el proceso de normalización entre ambos países.

Egypt's FM says Turkish counterpart putting 'unacceptable' conditions on rapprochement

Egypt's foreign minister criticised on Saturday statements by his Turkish counterpart on improving relations between the two nations for containing "unacceptable conditions."

Turkey, Russia move to begin normalization by cooperating in tourism

A delegation from Turkey will travel to Moscow and hold a meeting with their Russian counterparts on July 14 in order to tackle bilateral cooperation in the field of tourism, as well as bilateral relations as a whole, in another step towards normalization between the two countries.

Turkish economy may gain $10 bln in 2 years due to normalization of ties with Russia

Turkey's economy will gain about $10 bln in the next two years thanks to normalization of relations with Russia, the Dyunya newspaper reported on Monday referring to the report on the geopolitical risks by the Ata Yat·r·m Investment Agency.

Turkey: No steps yet to normalize ties with Egypt

Turkey has not taken any steps yet on normalizing relations with Egypt but would like to restore ties, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday, after Ankara recently patched up relations with both Russia and Israel.

Turkey to send team to Egypt to discuss broken ties: AKP official

Following Turkish steps to mend broken ties with both Russia and Israel, Ankara will soon send a team to Egypt to discuss ways to ease tensions with Cairo, according to a leading figure from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Egypt slams Turkey after Erdogan rules out reconciliation

 Egypt criticised on Tuesday Turkey’s "blundering" regional policies hours after Ankara said that it rules out reconciliation with Cairo.

Turkey keen to develop ties with neighbors. Determined to develop peaceful, friendly and practical ties with everyone.

Turkey is keen to develop peaceful and friendly ties with everyone, including Russia and Israel, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Monday.

Bulgarian PM says he wants to normalise relations with Russia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 1 that he wanted to normalise relations with Russia, which was why he had told Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

Benjamin Netanyahu :Turkey deal 'immense' for Israeli economy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Monday that Israel has agreed a deal to thaw relations with Turkey and said it would be a huge boost for the economy.

Israel, Turkey to sign up for reconciliation to spur mending of ties

Israel and Turkey will announce on Monday a reconciliation agreement reached following six years of diplomatic detente, reported Israeli media on Sunday.

Erdogan meets Hamas chief amid Israel "deal" reports on June 26

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday met the leader of radical Palestinian group Hamas for unscheduled talks following reports Ankara was close to agreeing a deal on normalizing ties with Israel.

Hamas accuses Turkey of surrender to Israel

Representatives of the leadership of the Hamas movement accused the Turkish authorities that they have compromised the interests of the residents of the Gaza strip for normalization of relations with Israel. This writes the London newspaper «al-Rai al-yum» with reference to own sources in the group.

Israel, Turkey may strike deal on June 26

Strained relations between once close allies Turkey and Israel may be nearing recovery, with both parties agreeing to conclude a deal on June 26, sources have said.

Israeli, Turkish Officials say They are Close to Repairing Relations

Turkish and Israeli ministers say they are close to mending relations that were severely strained after the 2010 killing of nine Turkish activists on a boat seeking to break Israel's economic blockade of Gaza.