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Aid agency extends lifeline to embattled Rohingya Muslims

ISTANBUL: The plight of the Rohingya Muslims, an ethnic minority group from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, continues to spark a global outcry and spur humanitarian efforts. From sanitation to food, medical supplies, and education, aid agencies continue to provide a critical lifeline to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees and their

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Indonesia, Australia sign defense cooperation deal

ANKARA: Indonesia and Australia have signed a defense cooperation agreement, the Indonesian state-run media said. The deal was signed Thursday by Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles at the Indonesian Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java, according to Antara news agency. “This agreement is a

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Beijing opposes EU anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

ANKARA: China on Friday strongly opposed the anti-subsidy tariffs proposed by the EU on Chinese electric vehicles, local media reported. China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) called the EU move trade protectionism and warned against disrupting global supply chains, according to the Global Times. “Cooperation, not protectionism,

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Morning Briefing: Aug. 30, 2024

ISTANBUL: Here’s a rundown of all the news that you need to start your Friday with, including the Israeli army withdrawing from Tulkarem in the West Bank after a 48-hour military operation, the CEO of the encrypted messaging app Telegram being charged in France and released on $5.5 million bail,

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Trkiye, Iraq have common will in fighting terrorism: Turkish ministry

ISTANBUL: Trkiye and Iraq have “an increasingly strong and common will in the fight against terrorism,” Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli said Thursday. Keceli said on X that Iraq’s designation of the PKK terrorist group as a “banned organization” and the signing in Ankara of a memorandum of understanding

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