October 2024

ANKARA: The EU foreign policy chief on Monday warned that the whole Middle East is on the ‘verge of a complete conflagration that the international community looks unable to control.’ On the first anniversary of the ongoing genocide in Gaza by Israel, Josep Borrell said: ‘The situation is only getting

ISTANBUL: Ukraine said on Monday that a Russian airstrike over the weekend struck a grain ship in Pivdennyi Port located in the country’s southwestern Odesa region. The St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged ship loaded with about 6,000 tons of Ukrainian corn was damaged due to a strike on Sunday, Ukraine’s Restoration

ISTANBUL: Iraqis are worried that Israel’s attacks on Lebanon following the Gaza Strip will further spread to Iraq. The Iraqi government has taken a series of steps in support of Lebanon following the intense attacks launched by Israel. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shiya al-Sudani allowed Lebanese refugees to enter the

ANKARA: France’s foreign minister Monday urged a diplomatic solution to the conflict in the Middle East. Jean-Noel Barrot took up a visit to Jerusalem to mark the first anniversary of the conflict, and told a news conference that France was ‘unswervingly committed to Israel’s security.’ Barrot added that he told

ISTANBUL: The Turkish benchmark stock index closed Monday at 9,031.64 points, down 0.85% from the previous close.? The BIST 100 index started the week at 9,155.77 points, and lost 77.7 points at close compared to Friday.? The lowest value of the index for the day was 9,005.39, while its daily

ISTANBUL: The Turkish Treasury’s cash balance saw a deficit of 1.54 trillion Turkish liras ($47.8 billion) in the January-September period, the Treasury and Finance Ministry said on Monday. Last month, the Treasury’s cash revenues totaled 6.2 trillion Turkish liras ($191.8 billion). Its expenditures – including interest payments of 849.8 billion