US expresses concern over ‘track record’ of people named to top posts, while UN agency decries exclusion of women.
Turkey
Analysts say fresh round of talks between Turkey and Egypt comes amid changing dynamics in the Middle East.
Experts say both could benefit economically and geopolitically if they follow up on pledges towards normalisation.
Taliban wants Turkey to run airport as it controls security, but steps to revive the transport hub are still unclear.
The call comes after Erdogan met a senior UAE official to discuss economic cooperation.
Experts warn of impending humanitarian ‘catastrophe’ in northeast Syria, where waning river flow is rapidly waning.
Mevlut Cavusoglu says Europe would also be affected by a wave of Afghan refugees following the Taliban’s takeover.
Turkey’s President Erdogan says the Turkish embassy in Afghanistan has returned to its building in the capital, Kabul.
Erdogan says discussions under way as Turkey decides on a Taliban request to help run Kabul’s airport.
Unfolding water crisis will soon become an ‘unprecedented catastrophe’ across Syria and Iraq, NGOs say.
Turkish showcases domestically-produced stealth fighter jet, drones at International Defence Industry Fair in Istanbul.
In Turkey, climate action is in a state of limbo.
From Siberia to Algeria, Al Jazeera looks at some of the largest and deadliest wildfires blazing around the world.
Turkish president meets UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan for talks.
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![A man watches wildfires in Kacarlar village near the Mediterranean coastal town of Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday, July 31, 2021 [AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AP21212463975063.jpg?resize=270%2C180)

![UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan [Twitter/ TC Cumhurbaşkanlığı]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/E9FpCYUXMAETBT9.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)