Turkey and the United States are working on plans to provide air cover for Syrian rebels and jointly sweep Islamic State fighters from a strip of land along the Turkish border, bolstering the NATO member's security and providing a safe haven for civilians.

• Date: 27.07.2015  |  Published on EGF: 27.07.2015  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

A Pakistan-based militant group has disowned a splinter faction suspected of a string of killings in Jammu and Kashmir, with the rebuke followed swiftly on Friday by a string of attacks on telecoms facilities in the state's main city.

• Date: 25.07.2015  |  Published on EGF: 25.07.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Turkey has approved the use of its air bases by U.S. and coalition aircraft in the fight against Islamic State, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday, marking a major change in policy after a suicide bombing by the militants this week.

• Date: 24.07.2015  |  Published on EGF: 24.07.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Turkish warplanes attacked Islamic State targets in Syria for the first time on Friday, with President Tayyip Erdogan promising more decisive action against both the jihadists and Kurdish militants at home.

• Date: 24.07.2015  |  Published on EGF: 24.07.2015  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu rejected accusations Turkey had in the past tacitly supported Islamic State militants operating from Syria and had unwittingly opened the door to a suicide bombing that killed at least 32 people.

• Date: 21.07.2015  |  Published on EGF: 21.07.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Dutch lender ING Group (ING.AS) is set to win the auction to buy HSBC's (HSBA.L) Turkish business, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

• Date: 02.07.2015  |  Published on EGF: 02.07.2015  |  Markets  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Greece does not believe its European partners will ultimately let the country leave the euro zone, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Saturday, as the country races to agree a cash-for-reforms deal with its creditors.

Athens is trying to clinch a deal before an end-June deadl

• Date: 13.06.2015  |  Published on EGF: 13.06.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

The Philippines is seeking a "stronger commitment" from the United States to help its ally, the defense minister said on Monday, as China asserts its sovereignty over disputed areas of the South China Sea.

• Date: 25.05.2015  |  Published on EGF: 25.05.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/