ANKARA: Here’s a rundown of all the news that you need to start your Sunday, including Peruvian police raiding the president’s home in a corruption probe, a car bomb attack in the northern Syrian city of Azaz, and the latest on Israel’s months-long Ga…
Month: March 2024
UN chief condemns explosion targeting peacekeepers in Lebanon, urges cease-fire compliance
ANKARA: The head of the UN condemned an explosion that targeted an Observer Group Lebanon (OGL) patrol and injured three UN military observers and a language assistant.
Antonio Guterres’ condemnation of the explosion was highlighted in a statement fr…
Cuban president calls for end to ‘genocide’ in Gaza
ANKARA: Cuba’s president has called on the international community to take action to end the “genocide” in Gaza.
Sharing a photo of the Palestinian flag being projected onto Jose Marti Memorial in the capital Havana, Miguel Diaz-Canel said late Satur…
Bulgaria, Romania join EU’s visa-free Schengen area
ISTANBUL: Bulgaria and Romania on Sunday were added to the EU visa-free travel zone, known as the Schengen area.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that Bulgaria and Romania had joined Schengen, with air and sea border border chec…
4 killed, 16 injured in Israeli airstrike on tent on grounds of Gaza hospital
ANKARA: At least four Palestinians were killed and 16 injured on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on a tent for displaced people on the grounds of a Gaza hospital, according to official Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Several journalists were among those…
Indonesian president-elect arrives in China
ANKARA: Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a three-day official visit that will end on April 2, Chinese state media reported.
During his visit, Prabowo is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping a…
Palestinian death toll nears 32,800 amid continued Israeli attacks on Gaza
ANKARA: At least 32,782 Palestinians have been killed and 75,298 injured in Israel’s ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip since last Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Sunday.
A ministry statement said Israeli attacks in the l…
Polling stations close nationwide as Turkish local elections wrap up
Polling stations close nationwide as Turkish local elections wrap up:olling stations close nationwide as Turkish local elections wrap up
ANKARA: Polling stations across Trkiye closed on Sunday as voting in the country’s local elections ended at 5 p.m…
Nicosia works towards reuniting Cyprus, says Deputy Minister of Shipping
Nicosia is actively pursuing the termination of Turkish occupation and the reunification of Cyprus through a peaceful settlement, said Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanoli on Sunday.
She emphasised the necessity of a solution based on the r…
Deputy Minister sees “room for hope” in lifting the deadlock in the Cyprus problem
The particular interest by the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres and that of the international community and the EU leave “room for hope to lift this yearslong deadlock” concerning the Cyprus issue, Deputy Minister for Culture, Vasiliki Kassianid…