The National · 23 Oct 2026
European and Middle Eastern foreign ministers urge restraint at Istanbul talks
Regional and European powers on Friday urged parties to war in the Middle East to avoid further military escalation, amid fears of renewed US-Israeli strikes on Iran and continuing attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. “Military intervention is not a solution, and nobody approves this at the moment,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told journalists in Istanbul after a meeting with counterparts from across the region and Europe.
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