Burkina Faso restricts Facebook after internet outages
DOUALA, CameroonBurkina Faso said Wednesday that it is restricting access to Facebook, citing security reasons.Government spokesman Alkassoum Maiga announced the move against the US-based social media platform at a...
Swiss football club sacks 9 players
Players had refused to take pay cut amid coronavirus pandemic, according to local media
Besiktas defeat Yeni Malatyaspor 1-0 in Super Lig
ANKARA
Besiktas beat Yeni Malatyaspor 1-0 for the second consecutive league win on Sunday.
Both teams were not able to break the deadlock in the first half.
In the 55th minute, Canadian...
Egypt: prisoners appeal Biden to end their plight
ANKARA
Political prisoners lodged in Egyptian prisons have sought the intervention of US President Joe Biden to end human rights violations in their country and to seek their release.
In a...
France winger Dembele to forfeit EURO 2020 after injury
ANKARA French winger Ousmane Dembele will miss the rest of the UEFA EURO 2020 due to a knee injury, the French football body said on Monday.In a statement, the French...
COVID-19 in Syria ‘new situation’: UN adviser
GENEVA A senior humanitarian adviser to the United Nations on Syria said that the current situation in the war-wracked country is new and unlike any the team has dealt...
China restricts US diplomats’ meetings in Hong Kong
ANKARA
In its latest measures countering the US moves, China has barred US diplomats posted in semi-autonomous Hong Kong from directly seeking meetings with city’s officials or politicians.
The US diplomats...
Senior Turkish diplomat highlights Turkey's alignment with EU Green Deal
ANKARAA senior Turkish diplomat on Friday stressed the importance of Turkey's alignment with the EU's Green Deal."As an EU candidate and part of Turkey-EU Customs Union, Turkey's alignment with...
Turkey 'strongly' condemns Israeli attacks in Gaza
ANKARA
Turkey on Wednesday denounced Israeli attacks on the blockaded Gaza Strip, calling on the country to stop its state policy of aggression.
"Israel has massacred many innocent Palestinian brothers in...
Turkey: Islamic scholar remembered in online talk
ANKARA
Ankara-based Turkish Writers’ Union on Saturday held an online talk to commemorate Muhammed Emin Er, an Islamic scholar trained in the Ottoman tradition.
Turkish historian and late scholar’s son Ibrahim...
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Turkish president, UN chief discuss ways to end crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war
ANKARA
The Turkish president and UN secretary-general on Monday spoke over phone and discussed initiatives aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine...
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Russia becomes China’s largest oil supplier
ANKARA
Russia has surpassed Saudi Arabia to become China's largest oil supplier, as refiners bought up Russian crude oil offered at a huge discount...
EU, Egypt agree on partnership priorities until 2027
BRUSSELS
The EU and Egypt have agreed on the partnership priorities guiding their relationship until 2027.
The Association Council of the European Union and Egypt...
Syria's Tal Rifat surrounded with tunnels by YPG/PKK terrorists
TAL RIFAT, Syria / ANKARA
The YPG/PKK terror group is using a sophisticated network of tunnels in the Tal Rifat district in northern Syria to...