ISTANBUL: French athletes have been barred from wearing the hijab, or Muslim headscarf, at the Paris Olympic Games.
France imposed the ban on its national team players as it prepares to host the Games from July 26 to Aug. 11 and the Paralympics from …
ISTANBUL: A strong earthquake jolted the US state of Alaska, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday.
The epicenter of the earthquake that occurred on Thursday local time (0313GMT Friday) was located 168 kilometers (104 miles) south…
ISTANBUL: Germany’s producer prices decreased by 1.6% year-on-year in June, after 2.2% decline in May, the federal statistical authority Destatis revealed on Friday.
Lower energy prices continued to be the main reason for the decline in producer pric…
ISTANBUL: Mimar Sinan, or Sinan the Architect, who left an indelible mark on the skylines of Ottoman cities with the hundreds of structures he built, continues to inspire admiration with his works, which have stood for centuries.
Sinan was born in Ag…
ANKARA: One more Hezbollah fighter was killed in clashes with the Israeli army, the Lebanon-based group announced on Friday.
The group identified the fighter as Abbas Hussein Hammoud.
The new fatality brings the total number of Hezbollah fighters ki…
ANKARA: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Friday that the Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv is “further evidence” that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government cannot provide security for its citizens.
At least one Israeli was killed a…
