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Turkish resort city Antalya hosts 15M tourists so far in 2024

ANTALYA: The number of foreign visitors in the touristic southwestern coastal city of Antalya has reached 15 million in 2024 as of October figures, according to a sector representative. Hakan Saatcioglu, president of the Turkish Professional Hotel Managers Association (POYD), said at its monthly meeting that the season has been

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VDL confirms value of Albania project says Piantedosi

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed the value of Italy’s controversial new migrant processing centres in Albania and some 15 countries are interested in the project, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi told the House Wednesday. “On the protocol signed with Albania, the attention given to the project by

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Italy’s GDP to grow by 1.2 % in 2025 – govt’s DBP

Italy’s GDP is forecasts to grow by 1% in 2024, 1.2% in 2025, 1.1% in 2026 and 0.8% in 2027 in the draft budgetary plan (DBP) Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government sent to the European Commission on Wednesday. The document sees Italy’s debt-to-GDP ratio coming in at 135.8% this year and

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Sun reaches ‘Solar Maximum’ stage in 11-year cycle

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.

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