Turkish parliament head congratulates Lithuania on its national day
ANKARATurkiye’s parliament speaker on Wednesday congratulated Lithuania on its national day known as Restoration of the State Day."On behalf of myself and the members of Turkish Grand National Assembly,...
Turkey sends medical aid to Uzbekistan to fight virus
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan
Turkey's state-run charity supplied medical aid Thursday to Uzbekistan to help fight the novel coronavirus.
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) delivered medical equipment at a ceremony at...
Kashmir: Bodies of men killed in fake operation exhumed
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir
The bodies of three Kashmiri civilians killed in a staged gunfight by Indian forces in July were exhumed and handed over to their families on Saturday,...
EU won't legitimize Assad’s tactics: top diplomat
BRUSSELS
The European Union will not end sanctions against Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime until a political transition starts with the involvement of all sides, the EU foreign policy chief said...
Turkish president welcomes Lebanese premier
ISTANBUL
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Friday in Istanbul.
Erdogan and Hariri, who is assigned to form the new government in Lebanon, held a...
Palestine slams Israel over West Bank nature reserve
RAMALLAH, Palestine
Palestine on Monday accused Israel of turning a farmland in the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank into a nature reserve.
In a statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry...
Turkey: Manufacturing PMI rises to 40.9 in May
ISTANBUL
Turkey’s Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector rose to 40.9 in May, a monthly business survey revealed on Monday.
The PMI increased by 7.5 points from 33.4 in...
US: Newsom recall campaign collects 1.95M signatures
ANKARA
A petition to see a recall election for California Governor Gavin Newsom has collected 1.95 million signatures few days ahead of the deadline.
“Recall is the power of the electors...
EU-UK trade deal could have 'unprecedented scope'
LONDON The EU is willing to offer a trade deal to the U.K., which would include “zero tariffs, zero quotas, and zero dumping,” and it can go beyond trade...
Somber Easter for Christians in East Africa amid virus
NAIROBI, Kenya With Kenyans focusing on battling the new coronavirus, Christians in the East African nations have braced themselves to have a virtual uneventful Easter in lockdown. A spot-check...