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Saudi Crown Prince visits Turkey for first time since Khashoggi murder
Ankara: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has arrived in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, to start his first visit to Turkey since the death of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi in…
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Turkey to return 1 mn Syrian refugees with infrastructure plans
Istanbul: Turkey prepares to push forward infrastructure projects in northern Syria to help repatriate 1 million Syrian refugees, the Turkish Deputy Interior Minister said. Speaking on the second day of the Global…
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Turkey to host meeting with UN, Russia, Ukraine on grain corridor
Ankara: Turkey is to host a four-way meeting with the United Nations, Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul next week to discuss a possible Black Sea corridor for exporting Ukrainian grains, local media…
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Turkey witnesses surge in foreign arrivals by 300% in May
Ankara: Turkey has received around 3.82 million foreign arrivals in May, surged by 308 per cent year-on-year, the country’s Culture and Tourism Ministry said. During the first five months of 2022, Turkey…
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Israeli FM to visit Turkey next week
Tel Aviv: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is to visit Turkey on Thursday, amid months of thawing ties and fears that its nationals could become a target for Iranian attacks, his office…
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Turkish, Israeli Presidents vow to boost bilateral cooperation
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog have pledged to boost cooperation between the two countries. During a phone call on Sunday, Erdogan and Herzog discussed Turkish-Israeli…
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Israel warns Iran over alleged attempts to attack Israelis abroad
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has warned Iran against “attempts to orchestrate attacks against Israelis overseas,” threatening that Israel will exact a price for attempts to harm its citizens. Making the…
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Russia to temporarily suspend gas supply via Turkish Stream pipeline
Moscow: Russian gas giant Gazprom has announced that it will stop gas delivery via both strings of the Turkish Stream pipeline from June 21 to June 28 due to scheduled annual maintenance.…
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Saudi Crown Prince to visit Turkey next week
Istanbul: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman plans to visit Ankara next week, Turkey’s president said Friday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed the official visit would take place Wednesday. Erdogan said he…
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Turkey detains 19 persons suspected of financing Islamic State
Ankara: Police in Turkey have detained 19 people suspected of financing the Islamic State (IS) terror group, local media reported. Five more suspects are still on the run following the operations launched…
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Turkey seeks to persuade Russia, Ukraine into grain deal to prevent food crisis
Ankara: Turkey is seeking to broker a grain corridor from Ukraine across the Black Sea as part of a United Nations-backed effort to avert a food crisis. Ukraine is a major grain…
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Turkey plans to have 10 satellites in space by 2023
Ankara: Turkey plans to have a total of 10 satellites in space by 2023 as part of its national space programme, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “This satellite marks another…
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Turkish Airlines to change name to Turkiye Hava Yollari: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the country’s national carrier will change its name to “Turkiye Hava Yollari” from “Turkish Airlines.” “‘Turkey’ no longer exists. It is Turkiye.…
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Haj 2022: First batch of pilgrims from Turkey arrive in Makkah
Riyadh: The first batch of Haj pilgrims consisting of 290 people arrived from Turkey in Makkah, on Sunday. According to a report by the Arab News, the Turkish Consul General in Jeddah,…