ISTANBUL: China launched a new satellite group from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday in northern Shanxi province, state media reported. The satellites were successfully placed into orbit at 7.06 p.m. (1106GMT) using a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. China, meanwhile, released its development program for space science on
ISTANBUL: The Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year, researchers from three atmospheric science institutes, including NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Solar Cycle Prediction Panel, announced during a teleconference. Every 11 years, the sun switches between low and high magnetic activity.
ISTANBUL: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday met in the capital Ankara with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. No further information was given about the meeting. Earlier, Aboul Gheit was also received by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential complex in
ISTANBUL: The Kremlin on Wednesday said Ukraine needs to ‘sober up’ as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented the details of his ‘victory plan’ to the parliament. Speaking to reporters in Moscow, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Zelenskyy presented the plan, a blueprint to end the war that continues since 2022, as a
Cyprus’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs repeated on Wednesday its recommendation to Cypriot citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon, and those wishing to depart Lebanon are strongly encouraged to take advantage of available commercial flights. The MFA said in a statement that it is closely monitoring the deteriorating situation in
ISTANBUL: Germany’s demand for assurances from Israel that it will not use German-supplied weapons against civilians in Gaza does not relieve it of its duty to prevent genocide, experts warned. According to German media reports, Germany recently requested that Israel provide assurances that it would not deploy German weapons against
