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Death toll from floods in Turkey reaches 62, dozens still missing
Ankara: The death toll from the severe floods and mudslides in the Black Sea region of Turkey has increased to 62, the country’s emergency and disaster agency said. The floods caused by…
- Middle East
Turkey tightens security at Iran border to stop Afghan refugees
Ankara: Turkey has tightened security its borders with Iran in an attempt to stop the refugees’ influx from Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday. Ankara strengthed security measures on its border with…
- Middle East
Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 38
Ankara: The death toll from floods and mudslides in northern Turkey rose to at least 38 on Friday, officials said, as emergency crews searched collapsed buildings, swamped homes, and submerged basements for…
- Middle East
Turkey braces for new school year amid COVID
Ankara: As Turkish parents and students are eagerly waiting for the return of in-person classes from September, authorities are considering to lower the age limit for COVID-19 vaccination in the wake of…
- World
Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27
Ankara: Search-and-rescue crews in northern Turkey recovered 10 more bodies overnight, raising the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the region to 27, officials said on Friday. Heavy rainfalls…
- Middle East
Here’s how many medals Middle-East countries won at the Tokyo Olympics 2020
The 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo were declared closed on Sunday, finally ending the ‘most challenging Olympic journey’ on July 23 after a year-long delay of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 11,000…
- Middle East
Turkey battles 2 wildfires, others under control
Ankara: Turkey is currently grappling with two wildfires in the southwestern province of Mugla, and all other blazes have been taken under control, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli announced. “All the…
- Middle East
Number of uncontrolled fires in Turkey decline from 12 to 5 – Official
Ankara: Five wildfires are still being extinguished in southern Turkey including four in the resort area of Mugla, the chief of the Directorate of Communications said on Saturday, which makes the total…
- Middle East
Wildfire engulfs power plant in Turkey, prompts evacuation
Ankara:Â A thermal power plant in the southwestern Turkish province of Mugla was engulfed by a wildfire, prompting authorities to evacuate people in nearby towns. Gendarmerie forces ordered the residents of several neighbourhoods…
- Middle East
Turkey continues to battle raging wildfires in coastal resorts
Ankara: Turkey has continued to battle raging wildfires that erupted last week in the southern and southwestern coastal resort towns, with seven of the blazes still active, officials announced. “We have controlled…
- Middle East
Turkey battles wildfires for six days in coastal resorts
Istanbul: Turkey has been battling wildfires that erupted in the southern and southwestern coastal resort towns and have lasted six days, officials announced Monday. “We have controlled 125 out of the 132…
- Middle East
Wildfires rage across Turkish resort towns, force evacuations
Ankara: Forest fires continued to rage across Turkey’s south and southwestern coastal resort towns, forcing evacuations of several villages and tourism facilities. The blaze in the Manavgat district of the Mediterranean province…
- World
Explainer: Why Taliban is at loggerheads with Turkey?
As The United States has begun its long-awaited withdrawal of troops from Afghan soil, clouds’ uncertainty hovers over the central Asian country. Fighting between Taliban combatants and the Afghan army in provinces,…
- World
Turkey: Three persons died, 58 hospitalized due to wildfires
Ankara: At least three persons were killed, and 58 others were hospitalized due to wildfires that erupted in Turkey’s Mediterranean province of Antalya. Around 20 villages have been evacuated, Free Press Journal…
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Age no bar: 58-yr-old Al-Rashidi wins bronze medal for Kuwait at Tokyo Olympics
Kuwait: Age has become a mere figure in the 32nd Olympic Games being played in Tokyo. A 58-year-old Kuwaiti athlete who is a seven-time Olympian won a bronze medal in the men’s…
