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Turkey late Tuesday said it could call for a formal United Nations probe into the killing of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi as it complains about Saudi Arabia’s cooperation in efforts to shed light on the crime that drew Read more
Turkey’s national flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) will as of Nov.30 fly to Banjul, The Gambia, and to Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia as the airline continues its expansion in the African continent where it already services 35 countries. Read more
The US State Department Thursday denied that the White House has asked several federal agencies to find legal means to extradite the leader of Gulenist Terror Group (FETO) to Turkey as a way to ease Ankara’s pressure on Saudi Arabia Read more
Turkey has walked out of Libyan political talks taking place in Palermo, Italy, over its opposition to the conference approach, which, it believes, crushes the process in line with the interest of countries that destabilized the oil-rich North African country. Read more
German shipbuilder Luerssen has put on ice operations at its Peene shipyard after the German government put a ban on arm sales to Saudi Arabia in relation to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Luerssen, a Germany-based private shipbuilding Read more
Russia and Spain Tuesday lambasted fresh sanctions on Iran by the US, which is bullying countries to stop buying the Iranian oil. US President Donald Trump and his administration enacted Monday another tranche of sanctions against Iran targeting its oil Read more
The UN agency for support to agricultural development, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will set up its sub-regional office in Istanbul following an agreement with Ankara. The agreement, according to Donald Brown, IFAD’s associate vice president, program management division, Read more
Editor in chief of Lebanese Al-Diyar daily has to face a legal action after Justice Minister lodged a lawsuit against him for calling Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MbS) “killer” of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was “botched” Read more
The United Nations human rights chief pressed on Tuesday for an impartial investigation into the “shockingly brazen” murder of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. And suggested the involvement of international experts in the enquiries. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Read more
Turkish Airways and Hong Kong Airlines Monday signed a codesharing agreement that will enable the Turkish national airline to expand its routes into Asia and the pacific. Under the agreement, Turkish Airlines will now fly to Auckland, Bangkok and Osaka Read more